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Raise Up Oregon: A Statewide Early Childhood System Plan 2024-2028 is grounded in equity, the science of child development, and a firm understanding that it takes leaders from early care and education, health, higher education and workforce development, housing, human services, and public education—along with families, communities, and the public and private sectors—to work together during this critical period of children’s lives. This plan outlines meaningful actions to better serve the 43,000 children born each year in Oregon and their families. Read the report: https://ow.ly/Tsyo50QHf5s #TeamworkTuesday

For those of you who care about the health and wellbeing of our children and society, this report is for you. Inclusion is about more than closing the wealth gap. Thanks The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University for the powerful data visualizations.

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❝The truth is, community colleges and early care and education are extremely vital and worthy in their own rights, providing foundational support to children, families, and students,❞ Warfield said. ❝They are distinct and noble spheres that increasingly require our collective attention and advocacy, and we must find common ground to allow the two to lift one another up for the sake of children’s health, family well-being, and economic mobility.❞ Read more: https://lnkd.in/gQcSw7Py

📒 NEW PUBLICATION 📒 Learning from Lived Experience: Opportunities to Strengthen Early Child Development in Ealing 📍 🏘 Ealing borough has a strong foundation of assets supporting early childhood development. Enhancing coordination and accessibility of services, empowering community partners, facilitating parent/carer social connections, and uplifting family voices can improve lifelong outcomes, especially for those facing the biggest barriers. 📈 The Enabling Early Child Development in Ealing project (ECDE) is a research project that took place in 2023. https://lnkd.in/dkExvTVk Drawing on an ecological understanding of early childhood development, this research took a qualitative approach to delve deep into families' lived experiences. The findings reflect important and unexpected nuances, with implications for better supporting children in their earliest years - both in the specific context of Ealing, as well as in the UK more broadly. Read the full report now 👇 https://lnkd.in/eEWt_sVK #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment #CommunitySupport See the River of Life fictional illustrative map based on research from the Early Childhood Development in Ealing Research 👇 https://lnkd.in/djgCi4FS

We have a collective responsibility to our children, to our communities , and to future generations. Using a Community Systems Approach offers holistic, collaborative support tailored to local contexts, leading to sustainable solutions and positive long-term impacts. We need to emphasize stakeholder collaboration, address systemic issues, and ensure better outcomes for children and families. We can do It! #equitableinvolvement #communityinvestment #enduringinvestment

As we celebrate this year's U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Minority Health Month theme, Be the Source for Better Health: Improving Health Outcomes Through Our Cultures, Communities, and Connections, we lift up our partners at Porter-Leath and the Early Success Coalition as they work to reduce health disparities through person- and family-centered approaches that address social drivers of health (SDOH) disproportionately burdening communities of color. Evidence-based early home visitation (EBHV) improves the health and well-being of young children and their families. In particular, culturally congruent EHBV in partnership with responsive community resources can effectively address racial and ethnic health disparities. We celebrate the ESC's Shelby County partners for their ongoing commitment to strengthen local EBHV programs and connections. These resources nurture the physical, mental, and social health of women facing health disparities—a disproportionate share of whom are women of color. 🔗 Learn more about the ESC and explore their library of resources: earlysuccesscoalition.com/ #MinorityHealthEquity #NMHM24 #PersonCenteredCare #EarlySuccessCoalition

Research on human development shows health in the first few years of a child’s life is crucial for a lifetime of wellness. Early experiences shape understanding of the world, children's position in it, and how they can later contribute to society. The Together For Kids Coalition supports "the collaborative system that ensures a healthy start for every child" by preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES). They work to ensure Massachusetts policymakers invest in "universal high quality affordable early education and care, family engagement, and engaging businesses and the whole community in supporting families and children." https://lnkd.in/dhTFEEf

In a new report from Urban Institute, my colleagues and I scanned initiatives in Massachusetts that coordinate the delivery of early childhood programs and services for families with young #children from #birth to age 5. We found: -More than 50 separate programs and initiatives are working to coordinate services for families -Coordination is typically facilitated through a "no-wrong-door" approach and/or the co-location of services in a "hub" -These initiatives are not cohesively linked together and fewer options exist in rural areas, leaving many families without support to navigate needed services. -Eligibility for service coordination varies and some groups, such as those learning English, refugee and immigrant parents, and young parents, are rarely identified as prioritized populations. We interpret these findings in the context of research on early childhood services and make recommendations based on these and additional learnings gathered from parents, providers, and system leaders: https://lnkd.in/gU4sA6Ux Eve Mefferd, Diane S., Kimberly D. Lucas, Jonah Norwitt

We all understand the benefits of Powerful School-Family Partnerships. I found this article that shares how to enrich communities, aid underrepresented populations, and what happens when we create school-family teams. OUr Professional Learning team can support your district in every step of the way. https://lnkd.in/eJ5S9zKb