Maximizing NC’s Early Learning Investments Requires Regular Attendance

Part 2 of Guidance for Advancing Action Along NC Pathways To Grade-Level Reading Here is the second of our five-part Pathways to Grade-Level Reading Policy and Practice Action Toolkit to provide guidance for how policymakers, advocates, community non-profits, the business…

CandL Data Launch

To ensure that the voices and needs of parents, teachers, and providers are heard in conversations about early care and education, we conducted a listening tour of focus groups among these stakeholders across the state. The goal of the listening…

Announcing Three New Appointments to the NCECF Board of Directors

At the North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation (NCECF), our board members play an integral role in the success of the organization, providing strategic direction, solid governance, financial accountability and oversight, and offering support and guidance to staff. Our board members…

Families Are Our Most Important Partners

Partnership and collaboration across diverse leaders and systems are key ingredients to having the greatest impact for children in our state. Among these partners, the most important are families. From nurturing a child’s brain development in the earliest days of…

Ask: Giving and Philanthropy for Early Childhood Growth

“Seeds never lose their potential, not even in dirt.” ― Matshona DhliwayoAs you’ve heard, the 2022 reading and math scores have been released and unfortunately, though not unsurprisingly, only 32% of our NC fourth graders are reading at or…

Intersection of Business and Early Childhood with the Cary Chamber

Businesses and economies are more successful in communities where families can also find success, which includes access to high-quality early learning experiences and concrete supports. So it was fitting for NC Early Childhood Foundation (NCECF) Executive Director Muffy Grant to…

NC Parents and What They Work for: Rachael Burrello, Parent Educator

Throughout 2022, our Marketing Communications Leader is connecting with parents of young children at our partner organizations to lift up the insights of these hard-working parents and the work of our amazing partners.  Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter …