Marsico Institute for Early Learning
Led by Co-Executive Directors Drs. Douglas H. Clements and Julie Sarama, our team is dedicated to developing, researching, and disseminating knowledge about excellence in early education and care.
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We equip educators, individual schools, school districts, and other organizations worldwide with impactful practices to support the early childhood education and care community.
Early Math Resources
We are proud to offer resources for early math education and research, including the learningtrajectories.org website, measures of early math teaching and learning, and articles written to strengthen early math education
Partners & Funders
We are grateful for partnerships with national centers and organizations, schools and districts, and colleagues at the University of Denver in our efforts to improve early childhood systems.
Our staff conduct educational research - observing teaching and learning of young children - and develop playful learning activities and engaging professional development based on research.