Family Engagement and PDG B5 Ideas, Frameworks and Tools
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.
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Overview of HOPE State Efforts
Article July 22, 2021
HOPE, a BUILD Initiative project, works to ensure that each child, regardless of race, neighborhood, or family income, has equitable opportunities to achieve positive health and education outcomes. This overview looks at HOPE efforts underway in Alabama, California, Minnesota, and New Jersey.
Philadelphia’s Early Learning Community Speaks Out: An Action Plan for Quality Improvement
Report June 1, 2021
This report explores opportunities to further develop and improve a system of quality improvement and supports in Philadelphia. Based on input from more than 300 early childhood providers, 16 quality improvement organizations, and four public and private funders, the report offers 17 recommendations for quality improvement.

The Equity Leaders Action Network Ripple Effects
Report June 1, 2021
The Equity Leaders Action Network (ELAN) is BUILD’s fellowship program to support state- and county-level early childhood leaders committed to advancing toward racial equity. It was created in response to four challenges reflected in early childhood program, entities, and organizations: racism, fragmented early childhood systems, lack of community and beneficiary voices, and a dearth of policy leadership intentionally committed to racial equity. This brief summarizes the ripple effects of the project.