
June 17, 2026
The 2026 Thelma Harms Early Childhood Education Award supported Ximena Franco-Jenkins' and Noreen Yazejian’s participation in the International ECERS Meeting in Norway, where they shared research and explored how culture shapes early childhood quality.

June 16, 2026
As the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute celebrates its 60th anniversary, community members reflect on the research, partnerships, and people that have made the Institute’s impact enduring—and continue to shape its future.

June 11, 2026
The 2026 International Early Childhood Inclusion Institute, “Powerful Partnerships: Strengthening Inclusion with Families, Communities, and Change-Makers,” drew more than 300 attendees from around the globe. With the goal of expanding the reach of inclusion, conference organizers built on past successes and opened up new avenues of outreach.

June 9, 2026
The Impact Center at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute has released three new action guides, Guides 4, 5 and 6, in their Implementation Capacity for Triple P (ICTP) Implementation Support Practice Action Guide Series.
June 4, 2026
A new report from researchers at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute indicates that children who attend Georgia’s pre-K program achieve expected or greater-than-expected gains in language and literacy skills, largely due to intentional teaching strategies and nurturing classroom environments.

June 1, 2026
Aditi Nambiar has been working as a graduate student research assistant at FPG with Sandra Soliday Hong. As part of our student profile series, we recently spoke with her to learn more about how she came to be at FPG and her work here at the Institute. Here’s what she had to say.