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Early Childhood and Medicaid/CHIP: Opportunities for Partnering

Archived Meeting Resources October 17, 2018

This slide deck, Early Childhood and Medicaid CHIP: Opportunities for Partnering, presented by Debbie I. Chang from Nemours Children’s Health System provides highlights of the paper with the same name. The presentation covers why Medicaid/CHIP needs to be at the early childhood table, how Medicaid/CHIP programs work, strategies for ECE experts to engage Medicaid/CHIP, and examples of Medicaid/CHIP and ECE collaboration.

Family Engagement and PDG B5 Ideas, Frameworks and Tools

Archived Meeting Resources October 9, 2018

This slide deck, from BUILD’s 2018 Meeting, Making the Most of It – Birth to Five Preschool Development Grant Meeting, is by the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP). The presentation outlines the Strengthening Families Framework as a source of ideas and tools for family engagement planning in the PDG grant applications.

Elevating a Logic Model and Evaluation Plan

Archived Meeting Resources October 1, 2018

This slide deck, Elevating a Logic Model and Evaluation Plan, from BUILD’s 2018 Meeting, Making the Most of It – Birth to Five Preschool Development Grant Meeting, provides information on logic model development, tips to ensure that the logic model addresses the guidance for the PDG Grants, and ways to align a performance plan to the logic model.

NCASE Supports and Services

Archived Meeting Resources October 1, 2018

This document describes the overall objectives, services, and long-term outcomes of the National Center on Afterschool and Summer Enrichment (NCASE). NCASE provides training and technical assistance to support state, territory, and tribal Child Care and Development Fund lead agencies and their networks.

Coaching Companion Overview

Archived Meeting Resources October 1, 2018

This tool, from the Early EdU Alliance, describes the Coaching Companion ™, a video sharing and coaching feedback application. The video offers current and prospective teachers the opportunity to observe effective teaching practices in action, and video record, reflect upon, and refine their own practice.