Parents play the lead role in children’s healthy development, especially during their child’s earliest years when brain development is most rapid and foundational for lifelong health. The reality is that most family members find themselves stretched in the early months…
President Joe Biden took office today. He has laid out a two-step plan of rescue and recovery, aimed at supporting children and families through the immediate health and economic crisis of the pandemic and building a stronger infrastructure going forward.…
Our partners at Prevent Child Abuse NC are hosting the (virtual) 2021 NC Community Resilience Conference on March 15. Registration is FREE and open now.
Learn more and register here.
Community leaders in the public health, local government, education, law…
Click here to access a new 20-minute video tutorial on how to navigate the brand-new Pathways to Grade-Level Reading Data Dashboard.
The Pathways Data Dashboard supports a statewide effort to improve the collection, analysis and use of early childhood data…
Raleigh, NC (June 29, 2020) – An interactive, online dashboard of early childhood data measures that influence third-grade reading was released today by the North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation (NCECF), as part of the Pathways to Grade-Level Reading (Pathways) initiative.…
Updated June 1
Two of NCECF’s partners have released updated data resources on how young children are faring in NC. The Pathways Data Dashboard, to be released this month, will complement them.
NC Child’s County Data Cards
NC Child has…
NCECF and NC Child released two requests for proposals (RFPs) to support the NC Initiative for Young Children’s Social-Emotional Health. The initiative will hire a racial equity consultant and family input consultants. Applications are due June 19.
The initiative seeks…
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month — a time when people across the country and in North Carolina are raising awareness about the important role everyone plays in making sure children are safe and thriving. The message Prevent Child Abuse…
Check out these great infographics from the Harvard Center on the Developing Child, all released in 2019:What are ACEs? And how to they relate to toxic stress?
What is epigenetics? And how does it relate to child development?
What…
NCECF is following the work of state level Councils and Commissions that are making decisions about NC’s early childhood policy, sharing the Pathways Measures of Success Framework and Action Framework with them, and encouraging the use of an equity lens…