Charlotte Wright is committed to helping build a world where all children have access to joyful and meaningful playful learning experiences. As a Learning Design and Research Specialist at Begin, she brings this mission to life by designing products grounded in the latest research on how young children learn best. At Begin, she conducts research with children and families to ensure every product experience sparks joy, ignites curiosity, and fosters deep learning.
Charlotte’s path to research and learning design began with nearly a decade as an early childhood educator. Seeing firsthand gaps between research and practice, she became driven to help bridge this gap. She believes media and technology have a unique power to transcend barriers to joy and learning, making high-quality early education more accessible for all children.
Before joining Begin, Charlotte was the LEGO Foundation Research Fellow at Temple University’s Infant and Child Lab, where she led the Playful Learning and Joyful Parenting project. Her research experience in children’s media also includes projects with Sago Mini, Sesame Workshop, and WNET. She developed early childhood content developer guidelines, training, and resources for the English Learners Success Forum (ELSF), and wrote and starred in Masterclasses on Playful Learning for the early childhood app, Kinedu.
Her work has been published in Frontiers in Developmental Psychology, Early Childhood Research Quarterly, Young Children, and The Reading Teacher and has been featured in The Hechinger Report, Brookings Institution Blog, BOLD Education, and Fatherly. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Child Development from Tufts University, a Master’s in Early Childhood Education from Boston University and a Master’s in International Education Development from Columbia University.
Originally from the Boston area, Charlotte has lived in Spain, New York City, Colorado, and Beijing. Now based in the Bay Area, she enjoys exploring the region’s natural beauty with her husband, spending her free time hiking scenic trails and kayaking local waterways.
