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System Design: Applying 21st Century Science to Improve Outcomes for Children

Archived Meeting Resources
By: Debi Mathias, BUILD Initiative, Let's Talk Quality, QRIS National Learning Network June 10, 2019
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This slide deck supports the Let’s Talk webinar featuring Tien Ung and Susan Crowley from the Harvard Center for the Developing Child. It reviews current advances in brain science and offers strategies and rationale for applying them to early childhood system design.

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The BUILD Initiative is a national effort that advances state work on behalf of young children (prenatal through five), their families, and communities. BUILD staff partner with early childhood state leaders focused on early learning, health and nutrition, mental health, child welfare, and family support and engagement to create the policies, infrastructure, and cross-sector connections necessary for quality and equity. BUILD provides consultation, planning, and tailored implementation assistance, learning opportunities, resources, and cross-state peer exchanges. These efforts help state leaders improve and expand access to quality and promote equitable outcomes for our youngest children.