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Policy & Practice Briefs to Eliminate Child Care & Preschool Exclusion

date_range
library_books Report/Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
lightbulb_outline NC Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
lightbulb_outline Pathways to Grade-Level Reading
attach_file High Quality Early Care and Education
attach_file Research-based policies, practices and programs
attach_file Regular School Attendance

Challenging Behaviors Happen; Exclusion from Care & Learning Environments is Not the Answer by Micere Keels and Ana Vasan

Pathways Toolkit Part 1

date_range 2023
library_books Report/Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
lightbulb_outline Pathways to Grade-Level Reading
attach_file High Quality Early Care and Education

Part 1 of 5-part toolkit series that provides guidance for strengthening NC’s early care and learning system in ways that are responsive to the state’s cultural diversity.

Child Care & Economic Recovery Across NorthCarolina During COVID-19

date_range 2022
library_books Report/Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
lightbulb_outline Family Forward NC
lightbulb_outline Pathways to Grade-Level Reading
lightbulb_outline Racial Equity
attach_file High Quality Early Care and Education

This report, drawing from the North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation (NCECF) October 2020 Parent Survey data and December 2020 report by Dr. Clive R. Belfield, provides insight into the experiences of families with young children during the COVID-19 pandemic across the eight North Carolina regions, called Prosperity Zones (PZs).

2021 Impact Report

date_range 2021
library_books Report/Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
lightbulb_outline Family Forward NC
lightbulb_outline Pathways to Grade-Level Reading
lightbulb_outline Racial Equity
attach_file High Quality Early Care and Education
attach_file Local Policy and Practice
attach_file Social-Emotional Health
attach_file Supports for Families

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.

2020 Impact Report

date_range
library_books Report/Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
lightbulb_outline Every Student Succeeds Act
lightbulb_outline First 2000 Days
lightbulb_outline Local Financing for Early Learning
lightbulb_outline NC Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
lightbulb_outline Pathways to Grade-Level Reading
lightbulb_outline Think Babies™ NC
attach_file High Quality Early Care and Education
attach_file Social-Emotional Health
attach_file State Policy and Practice

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.

Select Early Childhood Provisions from Governor’s Budget Proposal (2021-2023)

date_range 2021
library_books Report/Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
lightbulb_outline NC Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
lightbulb_outline Pathways to Grade-Level Reading
lightbulb_outline Think Babies™ NC
attach_file High Quality Early Care and Education
attach_file Social-Emotional Health
attach_file Physical Health
attach_file Early Intervention
attach_file Supports for Families
attach_file Safe at Home
attach_file Regular School Attendance
attach_file State Policy and Practice

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

NC Early Childhood Data Sources

date_range 2021
library_books Data tool
library_books Report/Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
lightbulb_outline Pathways to Grade-Level Reading
lightbulb_outline NC Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
lightbulb_outline Every Student Succeeds Act
attach_file High Quality Early Care and Education
attach_file Healthy Birthweight
attach_file Social-Emotional Health
attach_file Physical Health
attach_file Early Intervention
attach_file Parent-Child Interactions
attach_file Reading with Children
attach_file Supports for Families
attach_file Safe at Home
attach_file Regular School Attendance
attach_file Promotion to Next Grade
attach_file Summer Learning
attach_file State Policy and Practice
attach_file Local Policy and Practice

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

Local Coordination and Collaboration through ESSA: A Multi-Year Evaluation

date_range 2021
library_books Report/Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
lightbulb_outline Every Student Succeeds Act
attach_file High Quality Early Care and Education
attach_file Local Policy and Practice
attach_file National Research and Policy
attach_file State Policy and Practice

This evaluation outlines the impact of two years of Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) work (2017-2019), lessons learned, and recommendations for future work.

Infograph: Rebuild Child Care Together

date_range 2020
library_books Data tool
library_books Report/Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
lightbulb_outline Local Financing for Early Learning
lightbulb_outline NC Campaign for Grade-Level Reading
lightbulb_outline Pathways to Grade-Level Reading
lightbulb_outline First 2000 Days
attach_file High Quality Early Care and Education
attach_file State Policy and Practice

Without adequate child care, NC families, businesses, and the economy los $2.4B per year. The pandemic is making it worse.

Responsive Early Education for Young Children and Families Experiencing Homelessness Report

date_range 2020
library_books Report/Fact Sheet/Issue Brief
lightbulb_outline Every Student Succeeds Act
attach_file High Quality Early Care and Education

Report from state of California on best practices for planning curricula for homeless young children and their families