The Team

Page March 19, 2021

The BUILD Initiative is a team of early childhood professionals who are committed to building and sustaining high-quality, comprehensive, early childhood systems that are equitable for marginalized children and families, many of whom have faced discrimination based on race, ethnicity, language, or immigration status.

Opposition to Parent Child Separation – Sign On Letter

Article June 4, 2018

In this letter to the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, experts in child welfare, juvenile justice and child development from several organizations renew their concern regarding the agency's actions in harming children by separating them from their parents at the border.

Leading for Equitable Early Childhood Systems

Archived Meeting Resources July 1, 2018

This slide deck supports the preconference session titled Leading for Equitable Early Childhood Systems at the 2018 QRIS National Meeting. The session explores what it means to lead for equity, why equity matters in early childhood systems, defining racial equity challenges in the context of the participants work, and how to build a racial equity community of practice.

Inequitable Access to Child Care Subsidies

Report April 1, 2019

This brief examines children’s access to CCDBG-funded child care in states by race and ethnicity using publicly available data from fiscal year (FY) 2016, building upon CLASP’s previous Disparate Access research.1 (A change in CCDBG administrative data reporting for FY 2016 allowed us to consider children's race and ethnicity concurrently for the first time.

Mitigating the Effects of Trauma among Young Children of Immigrants and Refugees

Report April 1, 2019

This issue brief seeks to raise awareness of the need for trauma-informed services for young children of immigrants and refugees as well as for their families. In addition to providing a profile of this population and an overview of the effects that trauma, if unaddressed, can have on child development, the brief suggests potential strategies to improved and expand supports for these children.

Provider Perceptions of Parent Aware: Minnesota’s Quality Rating and Improvement System

Policy Agenda May 1, 2019

This brief provides the support of state programs offering child care, early education, and developmental supports for young children; critical information about the demographic makeup of young children today; and suggestions for how state leaders can equitably advance high-quality early education programs in the context of growing diversity among the young child population.

What Does “Healthcare for All” Mean for Immigrant Families?

Blog July 1, 2019

CLASP (The Center for the Study of Social Policy) knows that society is better off when everyone— including parents and children, citizens and non-citizens—has access to health care. A blog, What Does "Healthcare for All" Mean for Immigrant Families?, explores current law and policies.