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Breaking the Silence on Early Child Care and Education Costs

Policy Agenda July 23, 2019

This paper makes the case for aligning the costs of our ECE system with what is required to create a strong and sustainable system. Herein, we model a system to meet the needs of all families in California and solve the myriad problems the current system fails to address.

Ohio Impact Plan

Planning Tool July 1, 2019

This document outlines Ohio's plan to lay a strong foundation for the state's infants and toddlers.

Trauma Informed Services and Policies to Support Immigrant and Mixed Status Families in Early Care and Education: TraumaInformed Approach to Working with Children and Families

Slide Deck July 1, 2019

This slide deck from the webinar, Trauma-informed Services and Policies to Support Immigrant and Mixed-Status Families in Early Care and Education, outlines a trauma-informed approach to working with providers and families and ways to promote resilience in the workforce and address the impacts of this work on providers.

System Design: Applying 21st Century Science to Improve Outcomes for Children

Archived Meeting Resources June 10, 2019

This slide deck supports the Let’s Talk webinar featuring Tien Ung and Susan Crowley from the Harvard Center for the Developing Child. It reviews current advances in brain science and offers strategies and rationale for applying them to early childhood system design.

QRIS National Conference Report

Report June 1, 2019

This report describes the impact and participant feedback from the 2019 QRIS National Meeting in New Orleans.

Engaging Family Child Care in QRIS

Report June 1, 2019

Children are in out-of-home care settings more than ever, as their parents are working due to necessity or choice. The increased need for care is exacerbated by the barriers families face in finding quality care; in some instances, what is available or affordable to a family is not of the quality that we know can positively impact child development and learning. family child care in state systems and quality support efforts. This report explores why the integration of family child care in QRIS is critical, outlines several integration considerations and strategies, and provides state examples.