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Bright Spot: Charlotte Bilingual Preschool

Video August 17, 2022

This video highlights Charlotte Bilingual Preschool in Charlotte, NC. Charlotte Bilingual Preschool (CltBP) prepares Spanish-speaking children for success in school and life by providing superior dual language, multi-cultural early childhood education.

Bright Spot: Hmong Early Childhood Coalition

Video August 17, 2022

This video highlights Hmong Early Childhood Coalition in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Hmong Early Childhood Coalition (HECC) is a grassroots, community-based organization dedicated to sharing research and evidence-based practices on early learning. HECC partners with families and community agencies in providing education and advocacy to optimize early learning for Hmong children.

Bright Spot: Siembra Montessori

Video August 17, 2022

This video highlights Siembra Montessori, a program of Centro Tyrone Guzman in Minneapolis Minnesota. Siembra Montessori is a dual language learning center for children ages 33 months through 6 years.

Increase in Maternal Mortality During COVID Underscores Need for Policy Changes

Article February 25, 2022

This article looks at how the rate of women who died during pregnancy or shortly after giving birth increased significantly during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new data from the National Center for Health Statistics, and Black women continued to experience maternal death at rates more than twice the national average. The need for policy change is emphasized.

Community Partnerships That Respect Tribal Sovereignty in Arizona

Podcast December 3, 2021

First Things First, Arizona’s early childhood agency, has worked over time with the many Native American tribes in the state to develop a tribal consultation model that works for both sides. With the shared goal of supporting healthy development for young children and their families, they’ve found ways to balance the state government’s data and policy needs with protecting the privacy and power of sovereign tribal nations. Host Karen Ponder speaks with Councilwoman Carletta Tilousi, an elected member of the Havasupai tribal council, and Liz Barker Alvarez, chief policy advisor at First Things First.

Listening to Parent Voices: Perigee Foundation Study on How Technology Changed What’s Possible in Home Visiting and Infant Mental Health Programs

Blog November 22, 2021

Engaging parents and creating feedback loops to ensure ongoing communication between state and local policy makers, practitioners, community leaders, and families can help systems leaders make shifts to increase opportunities for young children and families in communities with significant racial, ethnic, economic, heath, and education disparities. This blog outlines Perigee’s 10 recommendations to support leaders in initiating these shifts.

Food Sovereignty: Combatting Childhood Obesity in Native American and Black Communities

Blog November 22, 2021

This blog was written with input from Barb Fabre, CEO, Indigenous Visioning; Trisha Moquino, Co-Founder/Education Director, Keres Children’s Learning Center; A-dae Romero-Briones (Kiowa/Cochiti), Director of Programs, Native Agriculture and Food Systems Initiative; and Gale Spotted Tail, Rosebud Sioux Tribe Child Care Services/Lakota Language Preservation Project.