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20 Feb

Dispatches from the Field: Isabelle Hau on the connection between love and learning

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Posted February 20, 2025

"During infancy, receiving love is not just beneficial — it is essential for survival and shapes who we become. Love provides motivation, comfort, and security, enabling children to take risks, [...]

26 Sep

New coalition will advance policies that benefit New Jersey’s young children and families

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Posted September 26, 2024

The Burke Foundation is a founding member of the First 1,000 Days Policy Coalition, founded to advance policies to support New Jersey’s families.

1 Aug

Dispatches from the Field: Jessica Sager on building a backbone of support for family child care educators

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Posted August 1, 2024

"Family child care is a critical source of care for infants and toddlers. That's where most infants and toddlers are, and often it's where parents want them to be because [...]

25 Apr

Dispatches from the Field: Supporting working families: An interview with Debra Lancaster, Rutgers Center for Women & Work

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Posted April 25, 2024

"If you can prevent a family from sliding into poverty or you can shore up families early on and position them well, they are much more likely to succeed and [...]

14 Dec

2023 Community Champion: Reshma Saujani

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Posted December 14, 2023

"We're taking on an issue that we have had to figure out on our own. And we're asking for the type of support that we deserve." - Reshma Saujani, Founder [...]

3 Jun

Dispatches from the field: Family-centered policies help children thrive

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Posted June 3, 2022

“All our work builds on the science of the developing child. That science is very clear that the experiences during the prenatal period of the developing fetus, as well as [...]

28 Jan

Dispatches from the field: Building bonds across generations

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Posted January 28, 2022

“Carol has talked about changing norms and I think that's central to our aspirations — to extend the grandparent relationship beyond families, into communities. This means connecting people who might [...]

23 Jun

Dispatches From the Field: Child Care in Crisis

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Posted June 23, 2021

“With K-12 education, while there are plenty of problems and it is highly inequitable, there are a few positive things. It's accessible to everyone. It’s free for everyone. There's a [...]

5 May

Dispatches from the Field: Moms Deserve More

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Posted May 5, 2021

“If the structures of care are fundamentally broken, women will not be able to go back to work. We still don't have affordable childcare. We still don't have paid leave. [...]

21 Jan

The Burke Foundation Awards $2 Million to Help Young Children and Families Thrive

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Posted January 21, 2021

The Burke Foundation awarded $2 million in the fourth quarter of 2020 to non-profit organizations in New Jersey working to improve prenatal and child health. New Jersey has one of [...]

Tag: child care

Dispatches from the Field: Isabelle Hau on the connection between love and learning

New coalition will advance policies that benefit New Jersey’s young children and families

Dispatches from the Field: Jessica Sager on building a backbone of support for family child care educators

Dispatches from the Field: Supporting working families: An interview with Debra Lancaster, Rutgers Center for Women & Work

2023 Community Champion: Reshma Saujani

Dispatches from the field: Family-centered policies help children thrive

Dispatches from the field: Building bonds across generations

Dispatches From the Field: Child Care in Crisis

Dispatches from the Field: Moms Deserve More

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