Resources

We proudly share our 2021 Impact Report, Responsive to the Evolving Experiences & Needs of Children & Families and the Systems that Serve Them. Throughout the year, time and again state and local people came together across disciplines, sectors, systems, and political identities for one purpose—to do what is needed to ensure equitable access to opportunity and success for every child by the end of third grade.

“Conversations with Advocates of Color and Allies on Maternal, Infant, and Toddler Health: Perspectives from Louisiana, North Carolina, and Texas,” a report for American Heart Association’s Voices for Healthy Kids, released in June 2022.

We proudly share our 2020 Impact Report. Throughout the year, time and again state and local people came together virtually across disciplines, sectors, systems, and political identities for one purpose—to do what is needed to ensure equitable access to opportunity and success for every child by the end of third grade.

Governor Cooper's biennium budget proposal (2021-2023)

The Lean In and Listen Up report, released by NCECF and NC Child, provides a window into what families need and want from North Carolina’s social-emotional health ecosystem for babies and young children. The report themes ideas, recommendations, and personal stories from more than 200 interviews and surveys with NC parents of young children. It is intended to be a guide for advocates, policymakers, clinicians, funders, and others interested in improving the systems of care that address social-emotional well-being for babies and young children, from birth to age eight.

This 30-page Overview of Findings report includes quotes from families, disaggregated where possible by race, ethnicity, income and gender. It also describes the methodology and who was interviewed and surveyed. A 6-page Executive Summary and full 120-page Family Voice report with more quotes, detailed analysis and information are also available.

This is the Executive Summary of the Lean In and Listen Up report, released by NCECF and NC Child, that provides a window into what families need and want from North Carolina’s social-emotional health ecosystem for babies and young children. It shares the themes and a few illustrative quotes from families.

The 30-page Overview of Findings report themes ideas, recommendations, and personal stories from more than 200 interviews and surveys with NC parents of young children. It is intended to be a guide for advocates, policymakers, clinicians, funders, and others interested in improving the systems of care that address social-emotional well-being for babies and young children, from birth to age eight.

A full, 120-page Family Voice report is also available with more quotes from families, detailed analysis and information.

2-page fact sheet with recommended sources for data on NC young children and families

The Pathways Data Dashboard includes North Carolina data on more than 60 measures of child development that research shows influence third-grade reading scores. Whenever possible, the dashboard presents data at the state level, compared to national averages; at the county or school district level; by race and ethnicity; by income; by age; and over several years

The Pathways Data Dashboard supports a statewide effort to improve the collection, analysis and use of early childhood data in NC for young children, birth to age eight. It can be used by state and local policymakers, government agencies, community service providers, child advocacy organizations, Smart Start partnerships, Campaign for Grade-Level Reading communities and others to make data-informed decisions about investments in early childhood and changes to policies and practices that affect young children and their families

Request for Proposals for family input consultants for the NC Initiative for Young Children's Social-Emotional Health