Toxic Stress, ACEs & Premature Birth: Protecting Children's Futures

How do premature birth, toxic stress, environmental health, and childhood experiences shape lifelong development?In this episode of Early Childhood Chats, Andy Roszak sits down with pediatric and neonatal nurse practitioner Dr. Michelle Kelly of Villanova University and the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment to discuss the hidden influences affecting children's physical, emotional, and cognitive development.Topics include:• Premature birth and lifelong outcomes• Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)• Toxic stress and child development• Environmental health risks including lead, air pollution, and secondhand smoke• Developmental milestones every educator should watch for• How Head Start, childcare providers, and early educators can make a lasting difference• Practical strategies to support children and familiesWhether you're an early childhood educator, childcare director, Head Start professional, healthcare provider, parent, or policymaker, this conversation provides practical insights backed by research that can help children thrive.Subscribe for more conversations on early childhood education, child safety, health, emergency preparedness, and family wellbeing.Learn more: https://www.villanova.edu/university.htmlhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle-kelly-11213693/https://www.villanova.edu/university/nursing/faculty-and-research/centers/macche.htmlpacer.net#EarlyChildhood #ChildDevelopment #HeadStart #PrematureBirth #EarlyEducation #EnvironmentalHealth #ACEs #Childcare #Podcast #EarlyChildhoodChats

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1 Juli 58min

Every Child, Every Chance: Special Olympics, Inclusion, and the Early Childhood Connection

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Every state in the country is watching New Mexico right now. In November 2025, New Mexico lifted its income eligibility cap for child care assistance, making quality child care available to any family...

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