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Ohio Eliminating Disparities in Infant Mortality Task Force 2021

Report March 4, 2021

The Ohio Eliminating Disparities in Infant Mortality Task Force was formed to provide Governor DeWine with actionable recommendations on how to eliminate the racial disparity in the state’s infant mortality rate and to create a road map that guides Ohio in meeting the Healthy People 2030 goals for all babies. To understand the health and well-being experiences of Black families and their infants and ensure that the recommendations were grounded in reality, more than 30 Family Listening Sessions were held in 11 counties across the state. This report looks at the themes that emerged from those sessions.

Benefits of Expanding Child Tax Credit Outweigh Small Employment Effects

Report March 1, 2021

The American Rescue Plan will temporarily increase the Child Tax Credit and make the full Child Tax Credit available to all children except those in families with the highest incomes. This proposal would markedly reduce the number of children in families with incomes below the poverty line while narrowing the gap in poverty rates between white children and Black and Latino children. Some have raised concerns that proposals to expand the Child Tax Credit and make the full credit available to all children in families with low income, including those in which a parent is out of work, will discourage work. This article, from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, makes the case that the strong benefits of the proposal far outweigh any potential reduction in employment.

State Partners and BUILD

Article March 1, 2021

The BUILD Initiative supports states as they build early childhood systems across the many child-and family-serving sectors. This article provides an overview of the technical assistance and support provided to partner states by BUILD’s state services team and outlines the focus on cross-sector leadership and equitable systems building for early childhood that is BUILD’s hallmark.

Summary of Research on the Dimensions Contributing to Expulsion and Suspension in Early Childhood Settings

Report March 1, 2021

As States and Territories consider strategies to prevent and ultimately eliminate expulsion and suspension in the early years, they need to explore why early learning programs suspend or expel young children. This document summarizes the four dimensions of the problem: 1) the structure of quality with policies that increase the likelihood of expulsion and suspension; 2) the absence of deep understanding of child development, 3) racial disparities in discipline, and 4) young children who need more and different support than can be provided by an educator or an early learning setting alone.

Data and Racial Equity in Early Childhood Policy Advocacy

Slide Deck February 17, 2021

This presentation explores what racial equity is and why our definitions matter, how to use data to understand and combat racial disparities, and how to communicate equitably about data to inform policy solutions. It also offers Minnesota’s state perspective on these issues.

NCIT Hub State Spotlight: New Mexico

Article January 28, 2021

Rebecca Baran-Rees and Kate Noble of Growing Up New Mexico highlight the state’s work to support PN-3 children and families.

Tribal Early Childhood Working Group Summary Report and Blueprint for Action

Report January 6, 2021

In 2020, The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) held a series of working group meetings to better understand successes and challenges in providing early childhood services in tribal communities. This report provides a synopsis of those proceedings and the blueprint for action that ACF plans to take as a result.