The Future of Early Childhood Series

Series Editor: Dan Wuori

Teachers College Press is proud to announce a new series, the Future of Early Childhood Series—a new home for paradigm-shifting scholarship in early childhood education.

The early childhood sector is at an inflection point. Systems and policies remain out of step with reality. The Future of Early Childhood Series will foreground books that dismantle outdated narratives in ECE research, practice, and policy, and architect innovative solutions to the most pressing challenges facing children and families today. It seeks to champion voices that fundamentally challenge, enrich, and transform our understanding of child development, early learning, and the policies that best support them.

Under Series Editor Dan Wuori, author of the bestselling book The Daycare Myth: What We Get Wrong About Early Care and Education (and What We Should Do About It), this series will gather together groundbreaking, interdisciplinary works that translate cutting-edge science—from education and neuroscience to economics and public policy—into highly readable, actionable insights for all early childhood stakeholders. “Our mission is to publish visionary books that reshape policy, advance practice, and profoundly transform public understanding,” says Wuori, “equipping practitioners, policymakers, and parents with the knowledge to build a better future for our youngest learners.”

“We are proud to launch the Future of Early Childhood Series under the visionary leadership of Dan Wuori,” says Jennifer Feldman, Director of Teachers College Press. “Building on our proud legacy of foundational scholarship, this new series represents an essential evolution for TC Press. Dan’s rare ability to bridge the gap between cutting-edge science and public policy makes him the perfect partner to guide this next generation of transformative, paradigm-shifting work.”

Books will be chosen based on a competitive process, including review by the Advisory Board. The Future of Early Childhood Series will publish two titles annually, with the first books anticipated in 2027 or 2028.

If you would like to submit your work to the Future of Early Childhood Series, visit this page for more information and to submit your prospectus.

Dan WuoriDan Wuori is the Founder and President of Early Childhood Policy Solutions, a non-partisan public policy consultancy focused on the needs of young children, their families, and the professionals who serve them. He is the author of The Daycare Myth (Teachers College Press, 2024) and the forthcoming Wonderment: The Astonishing Science of How We Begin (Ballantine Books, summer 2027).

Advisory Board:

  • Howard Gardner – John H. and Elisabeth A. Hobbs Research Professor of Cognition and Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education
  • Dana Suskind – Professor of Surgery and Co-Director of the TMW Center for Early Learning + Public Health at the University of Chicago
  • Ellen Galinsky – President, Families and Work Institute
  • Natalie Brito – Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of the Infant Studies of Learning and Neurocognitive Development (ISLAND) Lab at Columbia University.
  • Cynthia Osborne – Founder and Executive Director of the National Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center, Vanderbilt University
  • Sally Hogg – Director of Start Strong (UK)

For more information, contact:

Sarah Jubar, Senior Acquisitions Editor, sarah.jubar@tc.edu
Dan Wuori, Series Editor, dan@ecpolicysolutions.com