Empowering the Early Childhood Workforce with the Environment Rating Scales Using LearnERS
The ECE workforce is facing a staffing crisis and needs support. During this webinar, a panel of experts from Arkansas, New Jersey, and Rhode Island shared how they use LearnERS to support and empower the ECE workforce.
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A Guide for PDG B-5 Grant Funding
Planning Tool September 28, 2026
States applying for the 2026 PDG B-5 SMART Grant can use this guide to find vetted, mostly federal resources to build their application. HHS-2026-ACF-ECD-TP-0039 | Compiled by BUILD Initiative
Systems in Sync: What Seven States Learned About Supporting Families Experiencing Homelessness
Blog September 24, 2026
Teams from seven states spent six months exploring how systems can work together to support infants, toddlers, and parents experiencing homelessness.
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.