Early Childhood Policy Matters
28 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsEarly Childhood Policy Matters is a podcast for early childhood professionals and strategic partners hoping to use research to inform policy and better serve children, families, and their communities. Supported by the National Technical Assistance Center for Preschool Development Grants Birth through Five, funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Child Care.
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Episodes
Health, Wellness and Retention in the Early Childhood Workforce
December 23, 2022 17:57 - 38 minutes - 52.5 MBIn the last episode of our three-part series on the early childhood workforce, we speak with a panel of state and national experts about the early childhood workforce, and how health and wellness strategies can help to improve retention in early childhood settings. Host Denise Mauzy (SRI International) joins Yale University’s Walter Gilliam, the University of Delaware’s Laura Lessard, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Holly Hatton-Bowers, and the South Carolina Infant Mental Health Assoc...
Meeting the Needs of the Early Childhood Workforce: State Perspectives
December 23, 2022 17:56 - 37 minutes - 52.2 MBIn the second episode of our three-part series on the early childhood workforce, host Martine Sadarangani Gordon (ACF) speaks with a panel of state experts about how they are professionalizing the workforce through nontraditional career ladders. Guests from Georgia, Illinois and Michigan discuss their state’s ongoing efforts to address the diversity and community needs of the early childhood workforce. Guests include Christi Moore, Director of Professional Learning with the Georgia Depart...
Meeting the Needs of the Early Childhood Workforce: National Perspectives
December 23, 2022 17:56 - 20 minutes - 28.8 MBIn the first episode of our three-part series on the early childhood workforce, host Ciearra Norwood (SRI Education) speaks with national experts about the history, progression and evolution of the workforce, and a number of federal priorities and supports for the workforce in states across the country. Guests include Richard Gonzales, project manager of the Preschool Development Grants Birth Through Five at the Department of Health and Human Services, in the Administration for Children an...
Building Equity into an Early Childhood System
December 23, 2022 13:59 - 33 minutes - 45.9 MBIn this episode we discuss equity, and the work being done in one state to embed equity in all aspects of its early learning system. Host Nancy vonBargen (ICF) sits down with three state leaders from Oregon to discuss their work, their successes, and what a commitment to equity really looks like in early childhood care and education. Guests from the Early Learning Division of the Oregon Department of Education - soon to be the Department of Early Learning and Care – include Karina Guzmàn O...
Advancing Early Childhood Integrated Data in New Jersey
December 20, 2022 16:04 - 21 minutes - 29.5 MBIn this episode we explore the New Jersey Enterprise Analysis System for Early Learning (NJ-EASEL), an early childhood integrated data system facilitating cross-agency collaboration and supporting children and families in the Garden State. Host Rebecca Valenchis (SRI Education) speaks with two state leaders about the system, its development with support from PDG B-5, and some valuable lessons-learned for early childhood leaders and stakeholders across the country. Guests include Erika K...
Tribal Sovereignty and Early Childhood Care and Education Systems
November 22, 2022 05:03 - 26 minutes - 37 MBIn this episode we discuss Tribal sovereignty, and how it relates to early childhood care and education systems. Host Mandy Reeve (SRI Education) speaks with a panel of federal and state experts to explain Tribal sovereignty, the value of including Tribal voices in strategic planning and systems building, and offer real-world examples and lessons learned at the state level. Guests include Moushumi Beltangady, Director of Tribal Early Childhood at the Administration for Children and Familie...
A Unique Approach to Early Childhood Systems-Building in Virginia
November 03, 2022 06:57 - 23 minutes - 32.1 MBIn this episode, we explore Virginia’s unique “Ready Regions” program, designed to bring unprecedented levels of coordination, accountability, and family engagement to early education programs in every community in the Commonwealth. Host Laura Kassner joins leaders from the state and regional levels in Virginia to discuss the program, developed with support from the Preschool Development Grants Birth-To-Five initiative, and their recommendations for early childhood leaders in states across t...
Expanding Access to High-Quality Pre-K in Rhode Island
October 11, 2022 12:28 - 19 minutes - 26.6 MBIn this episode we explore new funding models being piloted in Rhode Island in an effort to expand access to high quality pre-K programs. Host Mary Klute joins two state leaders to discuss the pilots, funded with support from the Preschool Development Grants Birth-to-Five initiative, and some recommendations for leaders hoping to fund and expand high-quality programs in states across the country. Guests include Kayla Rosen, Director of Early Childhood Strategy with the State of Rhode Islan...
A New Vision for Early Childhood in Colorado
September 01, 2022 11:00 - 19 minutes - 27.1 MBIn this episode we explore Colorado’s new Department of Early Childhood and statewide voluntary universal preschool program, which were established this spring with support from the Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) initiative. Host Mandy Reeve joins Lindsey Dorneman, PDG B-5 Director with the Colorado Department of Early Childhood, to discuss the origins and goals of the new initiatives and their potential benefits for children and families across the Centennial Stat...
Partnering with American Indian and Tribal Nations in Minnesota
August 12, 2022 00:58 - 18 minutes - 17 MBIn this episode we explore Minnesota’s new state partnerships with American Indian and Tribal Nations, which were established to provide underserved children and families with equitable access to culturally responsive early childhood care and education programs. Host Syritha Robinson joins two state leaders to discuss the design of those partnerships, and share some valuable lessons-learned for states across the U.S. Guests include Lucy Littlewolf Arias, Preschool Development Grant Tribal N...
Helping Families Navigate Early Childhood in South Carolina
July 20, 2022 12:38 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBIn this episode we explore First Five South Carolina, a new online portal designed to help families self-navigate through the state’s early childhood system and connect with valuable programs and resources. Host Debra Anderson sits down with two state leaders to discuss the portal, its development, and some valuable recommendations for states working to better support children and families. Guests include Georgia Mjartan, Executive Director of South Carolina First Steps and the South Carol...
Connecting and Engaging With Families in Kansas
June 01, 2022 18:20 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBIn this podcast we explore “Our Tomorrows,” an innovative story-gathering tool being used to connect and engage with families in Kansas. Host Mandy Reeve (SRI Education) speaks with two state leaders about the program, how it was influenced by the PDG B-5 initiative, and how it is being used to serve children, families, and communities across the state. Guests include Melissa Rooker, Executive Director of the Kansas Children's Cabinet and Trust Fund; and Sara Gardner, Assistant Director of...
Guiding Families Through Early Childhood in Louisiana
June 01, 2022 18:16 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MBIn this podcast we explore “EC Guides,” an innovative pilot program in Louisiana providing individualized support to families seeking childcare assistance. Host Laura Kassner (SRI International) sits down with a panel of state leaders and EC Guides to discuss the program, and its growing impact in communities across the state. Guests include: Devon Camarota, Education Program Consultant, Louisiana Department of Education; Lizzie Cosse, Director of Access Strategy, Louisiana Department of E...
Best Practices and Policies That Support Students' Transitions Across Systems
May 04, 2022 22:49 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MBIn this podcast, national experts and state leaders discuss best practices and recommended policies that support transitions across systems. Learn about successful strategies and varying state approaches to those transitions, and ways to embed transition practices from leaders supporting transitions across state and local early childhood care and education mixed delivery systems. Host Howard Morrison (SRI Education) talks with Kristie Kauerz, director at the National P-3 Center and associa...
A Master Plan for Early Learning and Care in California
February 24, 2022 16:06 - 17 minutes - 16 MBIn this episode, two early childhood leaders in California discuss the development of their Master Plan for Early Learning and Care. The master plan created a roadmap that put into action past recommendations and research about the benefits of quality early learning and care, and includes five substantive issue areas within California’s early learning and care system: access, quality, universal pre-kindergarten, facilities, and financing. Host Howard Morrison (SRI Education) talks with Kri...
A Vision for Equity and Inclusion in Washington State
February 10, 2022 20:26 - 19 minutes - 17.4 MBIn this episode, we discuss the implementation of Washington State's Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program, which increases capacity to the early learning and family support systems in the state for infants and toddlers and their families. Host Howard Morrison (SRI Education) talks with Kelli Bohanon, Director of Early Learning Program at the Washington State Department of Children, Youth and Families; and Joel Ryan, Executive Director of the Washington State Association of Head...
Why Does Systems-Building Matter in Early Childhood?
January 28, 2022 01:22 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBIn this episode, hosts Missy Coffey (SRI Education) and Richard Gonzales (Administration for Children and Families) sit down with Dr. Ruth Friedman, director of the Office of Child Care with the Administration for Children and Families at the US Department of Health and Human Services; and Dr. Joan Lombardi, director of Early Opportunities LLC, to discuss key issues on early childhood comprehensive systems. Early Childhood Policy Matters is supported by the National Technical Assistance Ce...
Mixed Delivery Systems and Community Voice: Lessons from Head Start
December 21, 2021 19:12 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBFor decades, Head Start programs have provided mixed delivery services for children and families across the U.S., and offered guidance for states building and growing statewide early care and education systems using the perspective of the community. Hosts Missy Coffey (SRI Education) and Richard Gonzales (Administration for Children and Families) sit down with Dr. Bernadine Futrell, director of the Office of Head Start at the US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for C...
Using PDG B-5 to Support Comprehensive ECCE Statewide Systems
November 23, 2021 00:06 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBHow are states using the Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) Initiative to build and grow comprehensive early care and education statewide systems? We look at the work being done to serve children and families in two very different states: California and Georgia. Host Missy Coffey (SRI Education) sits down with Stephanie Myers, Director of the California Head Start State Collaboration Office with the Childcare and Development Division at the California Department of So...
The Biden Administration’s Vision for Comprehensive Early Care and Education Systems
September 14, 2021 12:01 - 31 minutes - 28.6 MBFederal agencies have set a new course for comprehensive early childhood care and education under President Joe Biden, strengthening existing systems and identifying new opportunities to support children, families and communities in the years ahead. Host Missy Coffey (SRI Education) dives into those initiatives with Miriam Calderon, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Early Learning in the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education with the U.S. Department of Education, and Katie H...
Components of a Successful Statewide Early Childhood System
June 25, 2021 15:02 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBTo ensure program success and sustainability, early childhood mental health must be carefully integrated into a state’s existing early childhood system. In this episode host Neal Horen, Director of the Early Childhood Division at the Center for Child and Human Development at Georgetown University, speaks with state-level early childhood mental health leaders to learn how their states incorporated early childhood mental health services into their mixed delivery systems. Participants also d...
Components of a Successful Statewide Early Childhood Mental Health System
June 25, 2021 15:02 - 22 minutes - 20.5 MBTo ensure program success and sustainability, early childhood mental health must be carefully integrated into a state’s existing early childhood system. In this episode host Neal Horen, Director of the Early Childhood Division at the Center for Child and Human Development at Georgetown University, speaks with state-level early childhood mental health leaders to learn how their states incorporated early childhood mental health services into their mixed delivery systems. Participants also di...
Addressing Common Challenges at the Practitioner Level
June 25, 2021 14:48 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBSuccessful implementation of early childhood mental health services requires collaboration and coordination across all levels. What does early childhood mental health consultation look like on the ground, and how can a state best support their providers in their work? In this episode host Neal Horen, Director of the Early Childhood Division at the Center for Child and Human Development at Georgetown University, speaks with two early childhood mental health practitioners about common chall...
Addressing Common Policy Challenges for Mental Health Practitioners
June 25, 2021 14:48 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MBSuccessful implementation of early childhood mental health services requires collaboration and coordination across all levels. What does early childhood mental health consultation look like on the ground, and how can a state best support their providers in their work? In this episode host Neal Horen, Director of the Early Childhood Division at the Center for Child and Human Development at Georgetown University, speaks with two early childhood mental health practitioners about common challe...
Implementing Mental Health Services and Supports: Common Approaches
June 25, 2021 14:30 - 21 minutes - 19.7 MBWhat resources does my state needs to effectively implement early childhood mental health programs? And how do I determine which model is the best fit for my state? In this episode host Neal Horen, Director of the Early Childhood Division at the Center for Child and Human Development at Georgetown University, speaks with Dr. Nikki Edge about the implementation of Arkansas’ early childhood mental health consultation system. Later, host Todd Grindal, Principal Senior Researcher at SRI Intern...
Getting Started with Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation
June 25, 2021 14:20 - 26 minutes - 23.8 MBMy state is ready to incorporate early childhood mental health consultation into its early childhood system. Now what? In this episode, host Neal Horen, Director of the Early Childhood Division at the Center for Child and Human Development at Georgetown University, speaks with leaders in California and New York about the different approaches to establishing early childhood mental health consultation at the state level. Guests include Jennifer Miller, Project Director with the Center for Pr...
Early Childhood Policy Matters - An Introduction
June 25, 2021 14:08 - 2 minutes - 2.7 MBWelcome to Early Childhood Policy Matters, a podcast for early childhood professionals and strategic partners hoping to use research to inform policy and better serve children, families, and their communities. In this series, we'll be talking with state leaders and national experts about early childhood policy and efforts supporting the Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) initiatives happening across the country. We'll share valuable knowledge, strategies, success sto...
An Introduction to Early Childhood Policy Matters
December 01, 2020 14:02 - 3 minutes - 4.35 MBWelcome to Early Childhood Policy Matters, a podcast for early childhood professionals and strategic partners hoping to use research to inform policy and better serve children, families, and their communities. In this series, we'll be talking with state leaders and national experts about early childhood policy and efforts supporting the Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) initiatives happening across the country. We'll share valuable knowledge, strategies, success stori...