Early Care & Education
Building strong foundations
for lifelong learning.
Supporting children during their earliest years lays a foundation for lifelong success. Early social and cognitive development are critical for school readiness and for thriving far beyond the classroom.
At Marzano Research, our early childhood experts and researchers partner with you to improve outcomes across your entire early childhood landscape, from strengthening systems and programs to supporting the educators and young learners at the center of your work.
We help programs, organizations, and states…
“I’ve seen what’s possible when systems and programs truly support children and families, and it all starts with using evidence to make decisions and inform practice.”
Carrie Germeroth, Early Care & Education Lead
Resources
Early Care and Education Blog Posts
October 22, 2025
From Seed to System What happens when you give local early childhood leaders the freedom to try bold ideas with modest seed funding? In Colorado, the answer is visible in classrooms, child care centers, and community organizations that [...]
October 15, 2025
Helping students build communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills is not a new instructional priority; it’s something teachers have always done. But as the workplace changes, these “employability skills” are gaining new urgency. Employers [...]
September 23, 2025
Work has changed. Employability skills must too. The world of work has never moved this fast. The U.S. Department of Education’s original 2012 Employability Skills Framework helped states, districts, and schools align instruction [...]
May 15, 2025
Did you know that no state houses all prenatal to age 3 supports and services in a single agency? Most states distribute early childhood functions across health, education, and human services, making the need to work collaboratively across [...]