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424. Integrating Family Engagement into Early Childhood Systems: Lessons from States and Tribes

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By: Anna Lovejoy & Chrissie Castro, Beth Barrett, National Center on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement July 1, 2018
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This presentation, from the 2018 BUILD QRIS National Meeting, describes the Parent, Family, and Community Engagement (PFCE) for Early Childhood Systems Framework, implementation resources that are available, and ways that the Framework is informing policy and systems change in Indiana and Tribal early childhood systems.

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