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Building Resilience in the Workforce, Consultants, and Families

Archived Meeting Resources
By: Holly Wilcher and Tina Jiminez, State Capacity Building Center, Ivory Daniels, Arkansas Department of Human Services, and Kerrie Schnake, South Carolina Program for Infant/Toddler Caregivers January 1, 2018
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This Child Care State Capacity Building Center PowerPoint provides an overview of a presentation that sought to identify the concepts of risk, protective factors, and resilience; discuss adverse childhood experiences in the context of resilience; examine the early childhood workforce’s and families’ needs; examine the impact of caregiver wellness on young children; and explore promising state practices for building resilience in families with young children and the early childhood workforce.

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Head Start Under Threat: What the Field is Saying

Research October 6, 2026

Over the past few months, HHS has advanced two related sets of proposed changes to Head Start. National, state, and local partners across the early childhood field have raised serious concerns about both. This document is a summary of what our partners are saying, followed by concrete actions and resources for you and your organization. The content reflects our partners' own statements and comments — we agree with what they've said and are sharing it here with full source attribution. Updated October 6, 2026.

Home Is Missing From the Maternal and Infant Health Conversation

Blog September 22, 2026

Picture a mother, eight months pregnant, who has missed her last two prenatal appointments — she's been sleeping in her car and has no fixed address to give the clinic. Or a parent three weeks postpartum, trying to establish a nursing routine in a shared shelter bathroom, timing every feeding around when the room is free.