Early childhood development

UChicago conducts cutting edge research exploring the development of cognition, action, and perception in the first few years of life through the Center for Early Childhood Research, Chapin Hall, and the Pritzker Consortium on Early Childhood Development.

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Parents’ views on justice affect babies’ moral development

What Does It Mean to Have ‘Grit’ in the Classroom?

What Does It Mean to Have ‘Grit’ in the Classroom?

Article cites Asst. Prof. Camille Farrington, who discusses the importance of noncognitive factors in childhood learning and development


Learning by doing helps students perform better in science
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Learning by doing helps students perform better in science

Neuroscientists identify brain mechanisms that predict generosity in children Child with EEG performing task

Neuroscientists identify brain mechanisms that predict generosity in children

Do Politicians Love Kids?

Do Politicians Love Kids?

Article cites Prof. James Heckman, who says investment in early childhood programs is the cheapest way to reduce crime


Diverse neighborhoods may help infants’ social learning

Diverse neighborhoods may help infants’ social learning

Study suggests ways to help children learn language, develop cognitive skills

Study suggests ways to help children learn language, develop cognitive skills

Early childhood programs yield long-term gains for children in developing nations

Early childhood programs yield long-term gains for children in developing nations

How everything we know about early childhood has changed since Head Start was founded

How everything we know about early childhood has changed since Head Start was founded

Author profiles Prof. James Heckman’s research on early childhood education, which has called for a ‘major refocus of policy’


National Journal

PNC taps Thirty Million Words to be part of multimillion-dollar language development initiative

PNC taps Thirty Million Words to be part of multimillion-dollar language development initiative

Project to improve intellect of poor children led to better health, too, research finds

Project to improve intellect of poor children led to better health, too, research finds

Prof. James Heckman co-authors study that shows how early childhood programs could prevent adult chronic disease