Brushing twice a day for two minutes helps prevent cavities and builds lifelong #oralhealth. The #BeReadytoSmile app helps parents and caregivers make brushing routines with young children easier and more fun.
#WorldOralHealthDay #HealthySmiles #OralHealth #Parenting #ECEC #Educators #PublicHealth
Wellesley Centers for Women ON THE BLOG One Practitioner's Path to Leadership: Joining the Massachusetts Early Childhood Policy & Research Collaborative by Shavon Drayton
New WCW Blog Post 📝 | Shavon Drayton, an early education advocate, writes about her experience working with Senior Research Scientist Wendy Robeson to organize the 2026 Massachusetts Early Childhood Research Summit. [1/2]
#EduSky #ECEC #EducationalResearch #devpsy #PAsky #edpsychs 👩🏽🔬
#EmployeeAppreciationDay at Influents Innovations 💙
We celebrate the creativity, intelligence, kindness, humor, vision, persistence, resilience, diversity, honesty, independence & commitment our team brings every day.
Because of you, innovation happens—and impact grows. #Parenting #BehSci #ECEC
#NationalToothFairyDay is more than a dollar under the pillow—it’s a chance to build healthy habits early. #BeReadytoSmile helps parents create strong brushing routines, prevent cavities, and protect growing smiles. Every tooth deserves a healthy start. 🦷✨
#OralHealth #Parenting #PublicHealth #ECEC
#Educators shape more than minds — they protect student wellbeing. The #BeReadytoSmile app by Influents Innovations gives teachers tools to recognize dental concerns early and help students stay healthy, present, and ready to learn. 🍎🦷 #SchoolHealth #StudentSuccess #Parenting #ECEC #PublicHealth
Tim McLachlan, Chief Executive of NDNA tells us why there's no such thing as a free lunch.
Read our full feature in @nurseryworld.bsky.social below: www.nurseryworld.co.uk/content/opin...
#Nurseries #EarlyYears #Childcare #Education #Nursery #EYFS #EarlyChildhoodEducation #ECEC #ELC
Register here: bit.ly/3LWqymZ
Call for poster proposals: drive.google.com/file/d/1xc_Z...
#ECEC #EduSky #EducationalResearch #DevPsy 👩🔬
Save the Date! 2026 Massachusetts Early Childhood Policy Research Summit March 19, 2026 9:00 am - 3:30pm Diana Chapman Walsh Alumnae Hall Ballroom, Wellesley College Registration is now open: bit.ly/3LWqymZ Call for Poster Proposals! Are you working on a project that has a meaningful and direct impact on the early childhood field in Massachusetts? We want to hear from you! L Extended Deadline: February 10th For poster guidelines and submission details, visit the QR code! The MA Early Childhood Research Summit is an activity of the MA Early Childhood Research Collaborative. This event is sponsored by Wellesley Centers for Women. We welcome co-sponsors! To learn more about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Wendy Wagner Robeson (wrobeson@wellesley.edu).
📣 Calling all researchers, data analysts, designers, and early childhood “nerds”! Join us on March 19 at @wellesley.edu for a gathering to share research, data, and design—and to connect emerging evidence with opportunities for early childhood policy change in MA. #ECEC #EduSky #EducationalResearch
ABCDuet turns the science of reading into simple, consistent daily routines that build strong early literacy—without overwhelming teachers. Because young learners grow through short, meaningful practice, and strong readers are built through consistency, not complexity. #ECEC #EduSky #Parenting
Every kid deserves a smile that feels good 💙🦷 This #GiveKidsASmileDay, we’re celebrating how 2 minutes, twice a day can protect kids’ sleep, comfort, and confidence. #BeReadyToSmile helps families build brushing habits that stick ✨
#Parenting #ParentingSky #HealthySmiles #PublicHealth
#ECEC
World #ReadAloud Day is a cozy tradition with powerful science behind it 📚 Kids who are read to daily hear hundreds of thousands more words by age 5. Read-alouds build vocabulary, focus, and communication skills. One story today = stronger readers tomorrow.✨ #EarlyLiteracy # #ECEC #Parenting #EduSky
New in Publications Afterschool Matters Winter 2026 Contents We Are Wise Owls: Early Prevention Using a Digital Video Intervention in the Afterschool Setting From Makers to Mentors: Building STEM Learner and Teacher Identities Revitalizing Education: A Tribal Approach to Engaging Educators and Students Through a Native Summer Learning Program YPAR as Process: Supporting Youth Development Through Youth Participatory Action Research Taking Literacy Skill Building to Scale in OST Programs: A Three-Tiered Approach from the Philadelphia Out-of-School Time Literacy and Quality Improvement Initiative Voices From The Field: An Opportunity for Community-Service Leadership Through Sports
Read here: www.niost.org/Journal/Afte...
#womeninstem #ecec #schlpsych #educationalresearch
Building confident readers doesn’t require complicated systems—just the right routines. ABCDuet helps #educators turn the science of reading into simple, age-appropriate, research-based practices that work in real classrooms. Support teachers, and students thrive. #ScienceOfReading #Parenting #ECEC
The #ScienceOfReading is clear—kids need phonics + practice to thrive. 📚Is your child’s preschool teaching this way?
ABCDuet supports educators and families with research-based routines that build confident readers, in the classroom and at home. #EarlyLiteracy #Preschool #ECEC #Parenting #ECE
Are you parenting a child with a disability and a 3–8-year-old sibling? Join an 8-week SibTime app study with stories + games that build connection. Learn from SibShops experts. See if you qualify: influentsin.com/recruitment-sibtime-ii-english/. #parenting #ECEC #edusky #behsci #disabilities
#Oralhealth supports school success. Cavities disrupt sleep, diet, focus—and cause more missed class. The good news? 2 minutes, twice a day prevents decay. Be Ready To Smile helps families build brushing routines that last. 🦷📚 #ECEC #Parenting #OralHealthMatters #PreK #Kindergarten #FamilyEngagement
NEW PUBLICATION ALERT!
“It’s important to have windows so you can get sunlight”: Understanding children’s perceptions of quality in early childhood education and care settings"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
#ECE #ECEC
New issue brief looks at preschool classroom assessments in the United States & how they fall short for #DualLanguageLearners, who make up about one-third of young children
The analysis maps out the critical gaps in current tools & how systems can respond
#DLL #MLL #ELL #ECEC #ECE
Learn all about Elinor, her Treasure Baskets and how you can introduce these into your Early Years setting on our website.
🔗 bit.ly/46WGqMs
#Froebel #Froebel #FroebelianPedagogy #TreasureBaskets #ElinorGoldschmied #FroebelianPractice #EarlyYears #ECEC #EarlyChildhood #BabyRooms
Father and child at home reading book on London and exploring words
📚 Happy #FamilyLiteracyMonth! 🎉
Everyday moments help build strong readers — no special materials needed! Try these #ScienceofReading - tips: spot letters al home, talk about stories, teach letter names & sounds, explore new words.
Learn more: influentsin.com/abcduet/
#Literacy #Parents #ECEC
It’s No Vape November 🚭
Peer pressure is real—but so is the power of #education. Click City: Tobacco is helping 5th graders reduce intentions to vape or smoke, with big impacts for at-risk youth. Start the conversation today.
#NoVapeNovember #ClickCityTobacco #YouthPrevention #parenting #ECEC
It’s Family Literacy Month! 📚✨
#ABCDuet gives early childhood educators the tools they need to help little learners thrive. With #evidence-based curriculum, on-demand training, and personalized coaching, kids build strong foundations for lifelong learning. #FamilyLiteracyMonth #parenting #ECEC #
Stronger safeguards for children in early learning is a step in the right direction. The Albanese Government’s $37M investment in the National Continuous Checking Capability will help strengthen child safety in #ECEC and improve consistency across jurisdictions. (1/2)
![IN THE NEWS
“The onerous cost of raising a family in Massachusetts is another challenge for a state that has struggled to hold onto younger workers, many who flee Massachusetts in search of lower costs of living. Young workers raising families not only contribute to the labor force, but also help propel the consumer-driven economy by buying homes, cars, furniture, and other goods and services.
‘[Families] are going to go to other places where it’s not so expensive to live,” said Wendy Robeson, senior research scientist at Wellesley Center for Women at Wellesley College, “and that’s bad for everybody.’”](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7y6gnezoo7nh3hlg4sekm3ib/bafkreihtonx27x3t2pw47iqnoj322gueg5vrxqw3tcron6tma3jg6tuciy)
IN THE NEWS “The onerous cost of raising a family in Massachusetts is another challenge for a state that has struggled to hold onto younger workers, many who flee Massachusetts in search of lower costs of living. Young workers raising families not only contribute to the labor force, but also help propel the consumer-driven economy by buying homes, cars, furniture, and other goods and services. ‘[Families] are going to go to other places where it’s not so expensive to live,” said Wendy Robeson, senior research scientist at Wellesley Center for Women at Wellesley College, “and that’s bad for everybody.’”
Read the full article here: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/30/b...
#ecec #pasky #housing
IN THE NEWS Is a $100,000 salary enough to raise a family in Massachusetts? For some local parents, it isn’t.
Senior Research Scientist Wendy Wagner Robeson was quoted in @bostonglobe.com's new article about the high cost of parenthood in Massachusetts and its impact on families, communities, and the labor force.
#ecec #pasky #housing
📚 October is #NationalHeadStartMonth! For nearly 60 years, Head Start has championed equity & early learning. We’re grateful to the teachers, families & leaders shaping our work-like ABCDuet, Be Ready to Smile, Talk Parenting & MomNet. 🧠❤️ Learn more: influentsin.com/abcduet/ #HeadStart #ECE #ECEC
IEU Branch Secretary Carol Matthews speaks with ABC Newcastle following the horrific revelations of yesterday's #4Corners report 'Hunting Ground'.
#ECEC #ChildSafety #FourCorners
