Start Early. Start Well.
December 09, 2021
Veteran Educator Has Served in a Variety of Roles at the Institute Omaha, Neb. — The Buffett Institute at the University of Nebraska has appointed Amy Schmidtke as... More
October 22, 2021
2020–21 Evaluation Shows Gains Despite Ongoing Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic Omaha, Neb. — The Superintendents’ Early Childhood Plan continued to make positive gains... More
September 27, 2021
101 Nebraska Communities, 28 States to Participate Omaha, Neb. — More than 750 civic, business, education, health care, and political leaders from across 101 Ne... More
September 21, 2021
By Erin Duffy There’s a social theory called the “curb cut effect.” During the nascent disability rights movement in the 1970s, activists ... More
September 09, 2021
Rosemarie Allen, whose career in the early childhood field has spanned four decades, has plenty of experiences and hard lessons learned to share with attendees at the 202... More
The Institute's learning tour began last week with a visit to 11 Lincoln child care professionals. Here, Traci Bergt holds a child at Kelly's Kids Learning and Deve... More
August 12, 2021
Renae Stirba, left, a Kindergarten teacher at Westbrook Elementary, and Emma Dobson, assistant principal at the school, visit Anna Cecetka and daughter Sloan, 5, at their... More
August 06, 2021
Veteran Educator Has Extensive Experience as Teacher and Principal in Omaha Metro Area The Buffett Early Childhood Institute has named an associate director of program d... More
August 05, 2021
Announcement from the University of Nebraska Office of the President Samuel J. Meisels, founding executive director of the Buffett Early Childhood Institute at th... More
July 29, 2021
Many working families need child care again. But some aren’t eager to return to the pre-pandemic status quo—late nights at the office, long commutes, less fam... More