Are you passionate about babies and their families? Do you want to make an impact on programs and policies to support our state’s youngest children? Are you committed to working on infant-toddler issues? Then come take a seat at the…
As part of our Family Forward NC initiative, the NC Early Childhood Foundation is hiring an HR consultant. The consultant will support a learning community to assist NC employers motivated to identify and add industry-appropriate, family friendly benefits to their…
Racial equity is a popular buzzword these days. But what does it mean to approach a project or initiative with a racial equity lens? NCECF has been working with racial equity consultants CounterPart Consulting to “learn while doing” for the…
Community agencies in nine sites across North Carolina convened early childhood professionals in the fall of 2019 to discuss and provide input on improving the state’s early childhood systems. Participating sites were asked to provide feedback on one or more…
NCECF recently asked families across the state about their experiences raising young children, parent education resource needs and preferences, family engagement and leadership, and fostering social and emotional health in young children. Highlights from the findings are below:
Experiences raising…
NCECF recently shared some infographics and short videos from the Harvard Center on the Developing Child as quick and easy explanations of child development, trauma, and social-emotional health and learning.
Below is some information about an upcoming podcast from the…
North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) is looking for a Deputy Director of Engagement to serve on Medicaid’s leadership team to execute a cohesive engagement strategy for NC Medicaid. This role will build lasting and meaningful relationships…
What would it look like if North Carolina had data to track how children engage in early education, participate in public schools and progress on to college and/or a career? Several state agencies and data experts are working together to…
In North Carolina today, black babies are dying at a rate more than twice as high as that of white babies. Some recent national reports provide some state data to consider, disaggregated by race, and a recent meeting of Governor…
From our friends at Child Care Services Association:
North Carolina educators now have more opportunity to further their education and explore their career thanks to the Teacher Education and Compensation Helps (T.E.A.C.H.) Early Childhood® NC Scholarship Program at Child Care…