Sentences with phrase «childhood system»

The CYFD received a three - year federal grant to launch and support the council, resulting in a blueprint for New Mexico's early childhood system.

The council's efforts will also focus on aligning the early childhood system with the public school system (kindergarten through third grade).

The findings of this report affirm what parents such as Jennifer already know — the early childhood system must do better to ensure that children with disabilities are able to fully participate in valuable early learning experiences.

Programmatic Assistance for Tribal Home Visiting (PATH) provides technical assistance to grantees on home visiting program implementation and integration of home visiting services in the broader early childhood system.

She managed the First 5 San Mateo County evaluation services projects, which assessed the impact of the comprehensive early childhood system of care on children from birth through age 5 and their families.

North Carolina has relied on several mechanisms for driving quality improvements in the state's early childhood system.

These community - wide discussions helped grantees examine and strengthen their home visiting program's relationship with other programs within the community's early childhood system.

Strategic communications can be used to increase understanding of the requirements and benefits of a comprehensive early childhood system.

Stakeholders, including parents, should be engaged in leading, planning, evaluating, and improving the comprehensive early childhood system.

It outlines the access, quality, and equity outcomes that the early childhood system is aiming to achieve in the areas of early learning; family support and parent education; social, emotional, and mental health; and health.

Integrate IECMH services into the Washington state mental health system and into other parts of the early childhood system so that one unified system is achieved.

The local coalitions undertake community needs assessments; develop plans and priorities for the early childhood system; provide professional development; build capacity, infrastructure, and communication; focus on sustainability; and support the implementation and integration of home visiting programs within the early childhood system.

Rhode Island's 2005 early childhood system plan, Successful Start, provided the foundation upon which state leaders could seize opportunities to expand services to support the healthy development of the states youngest children.

Together with RIAIMH's RI - IMH - Endorsement ® process, the Competency Guidelines can help fuel high - quality, systematic workforce development opportunities across Rhode Island's early childhood system and lead to a more engaged, competent, and committed infant - family workforce.

Local / Regional Collaboratives: Pennsylvania does not have a statewide network of local collaboratives specifically focused on developing and coordinating a comprehensive early childhood system.

We help state leaders focus on all the systems of care that form the early childhood system.

Strengthen the capacity and role of the Early Learning Coalitions to coordinate and support early childhood system building efforts at the community level across Washington.

Coordinated governance structures or planning bodies can help states develop and implement a vision for a high quality early childhood system from prenatal to third grade.

May2013An Assessment Tool: Integrating a Strengthening Families Approach into Early Childhood System Development» The BUILD Initiative developed this assessment tool to help state early childhood system leaders ide...

This three - day training lays the foundation for the Parents as Teachers approach to home visitation within an early childhood system.

The Strong Foundations initiative helped make home visiting an integral part of Illinois» early childhood system.

However, the fragmentation and poor quality both within the early childhood system and across the early childhood / early elementary continuum have made such alignment extremely difficult.

An effective early childhood system must ensure that parents can provide the nurturing and stability young children need to grow and develop, that children's health care needs are addressed, and that early care and education settings meet children's supervision and developmental needs.

A key goal of Maryland's Early Learning Challenge grant, awarded in December 2011, was to strengthen family engagement across the early childhood system.

A goal of the MIECHV program is the integration of home visiting services into a high - quality, comprehensive early childhood system that promotes health and well - being for pregnant women, parents, caregivers, and children from birth to 5 years old.

Intentionality in planning and decision - making will offer opportunities for shared growth and learning and for an enriched overall early childhood system.

We also work closely with colleague organizations to help early childhood leaders create messages that will resonate with policymakers and political leaders, public sector and nonprofit allies, foundation and business leaders, the general public, and, of course, families and community leaders with the most at stake in having a strong early childhood system.

These ZERO TO THREE presentation slides from the 2014 National Summit on Home Visiting provide a framework and strategies for creating a comprehensive early childhood system.

Rhode Island's 2005 early childhood system plan, Successful Start, provided the foundation upon which state leaders could seize opportunities to expand services to support the healthy development of...

Building Bright Futures (BBF), the governance structure for Vermont's early childhood system, leverages the capacity of Vermonts communities to improve child and family well - being.

Operationalize the state's racial equity theory of change to assure that decisions are being made about the state's early childhood system through a racial equity lens and strengthen linkages with the state's tribal leaders and communities.

The challenge of how to fund a high quality early childhood system continues to be a high priority for all states and BUILD is committed to supporting state leaders in developing new strategies.

Since 1992, her research aim has been to strengthen the role of home visiting and the larger early childhood system of care in promoting healthy family functioning, parenting, and child health and development in over-burdened and sometimes abusive families.

The BUILD Initiative developed this assessment tool to help state early childhood system leaders identify where they are in implementing systems of programs, services and practices that incorporate protective factors as an integral part of early childhood systems.

Coordinating home visiting with other health, family strengthening, and early learning services to create a comprehensive early childhood system is not easy.

In 2016, ZERO TO THREE convened a community of practice (CoP) to assist teams from six states (Illinois, Missouri, New York, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin) in strengthening connections between home visiting and the early childhood system in their states.

She has effectively advocated for the creation of a new state preschool program and greater investments in an early childhood system.

Ongoing data collection and analysis will help identify gaps and barriers in Alaska's early childhood system and inform future policy and investment decisions.

In an effective early childhood system, professionals have access to and funding for training, degree programs, and certification programs — all important tools that will equip them to help make a true impact in the lives of young children and families.

Improve child and maternal outcomes through enhanced interventions and system linkages within the comprehensive early childhood system.

Comprehensive Services Resource: An Excerpt from Comprehensive Early Childhood System - Building — A Tool to Inform Discussions on Collaborative, Cross-Sector Planning

In order for our state to continue leading the nation in early education, we will need to enhance access to a comprehensive, racially equitable early childhood system.»

She leads statewide evaluative research on home visiting and the early childhood system of care for Maryland and New Jersey.

BUILD's vision is of a comprehensive, racially equitable, high - quality early childhood system that ensures all children have an opportunity to develop and reach their full potential, without experiencing discrimination or bias.

We thank the leadership of the General Assembly for passing this critical bill which is an important step forward to ensure that high quality home visiting programs are part of our early childhood system for the long term.»

Low wages and limited professional development opportunities are symptoms of an early childhood system that is underresourced and fragmented.

QRIS offer a promising framework for delivering child care and provider supports, but a lack of funding can hamper the effectiveness of QRIS as a strategy to improve quality.7 While the rating and parent information aspects are important, well - designed QRIS should direct the majority of their resources toward supporting providers to achieve and maintain quality, and they should be integrated into the wider state early childhood system.

Fragmented policies and inadequate resources present significant barriers to creating a high - quality early childhood system.

We look forward to hearing from all of the candidates about their vision for youngest generation, and are excited to offer them an opportunity to address the wide variety of stakeholders involved in the early childhood system — business and community leaders, early childhood professionals, and public officials from the legislature and state agencies.»

Networking / Collaboration Build strong and meaningful relationships among allied groups and organizations in order to support and promote meaningful changes in the Lake County early childhood system.