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The Ultimate Guide for Starting Your Own Preschool
The Ultimate Guide for Starting Your Own Preschool
The Ultimate Guide for Starting Your Own Preschool

This guide explains how to start your own preschool, from writing a business plan and choosing a location, to marketing, hiring, and managing your day-to-day operations.
Reports
The Economics of Early Childhood Investments
The Economics of Early Childhood Investments
The Economics of Early Childhood Investments

An analysis of the impact of early childhood education. Report emphasizes its effects on achievement and economic (individual and societal) outcomes. Findings may inform local policymaking.
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The Arts in Early Childhood
The Arts in Early Childhood
The Arts in Early Childhood

Led by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), several United States federal agencies have come together with a mutual interest in identifying and filling knowledge gaps in how the arts affect individual health and well-being across the lifespan. This literature review and gap analysis details the social and emotional benefits of arts participation and details what arts participation looks like in early childhood.
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Best Beginnings: Alaska's Early Childhood Investment
Best Beginnings: Alaska's Early Childhood Investment
Best Beginnings: Alaska's Early Childhood Investment

This website discusses the importance of children's first five years, provides activities and resources for parents and educators to support whole child development, and identifies steps community members and businesses can take to support early child development. (Birth - K)
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The Committee for Economic Development - Early Learning Policy
The Committee for Economic Development - Early Learning Policy
The Committee for Economic Development - Early Learning Policy

The Committee for Economic Development (CED) provides resources associated to high-quality early childhood education. CED collaborates with business, policymakers, and local community members to deliver high-quality early childhood education to communities that need services the most.
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10 Simple Ways to Engage in Lifelong Learning
10 Simple Ways to Engage in Lifelong Learning
10 Simple Ways to Engage in Lifelong Learning

This article discusses 10 ways to engage in lifelong learning.
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Work Happier - Video List
Work Happier - Video List
Work Happier - Video List

This TED Talks playlist includes videos that discuss happiness in the workplace.
Reports
Adult College Completion In the 21st Century
Adult College Completion In the 21st Century
Adult College Completion In the 21st Century

This report focuses on adult college completion of both adults with some college credit upon entering and those enrolling for the first time in a higher education program.
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5 Tips for Developing an Effective Employee Training Program
5 Tips for Developing an Effective Employee Training Program
5 Tips for Developing an Effective Employee Training Program

It costs a lot of money to onboard a new employee. Anyone who owns a business or has worked in HR knows this to be the case. This article provides 5 tips for effective training.