Early Childhood Policy Matters

In 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 Island Governor’s Office, and Lisa Nugent, Coordinator of Early Learning with the Rhode Island Department of Education.

Early Childhood Policy Matters is 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.

For episode transcripts and more information visit: https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/resource/early-childhood-policy-matters-podcast

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For 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 Children and Families. Futrell discusses some key lessons learned from the history and growth of Head Start in America, the benefits of mixed delivery systems, and some successful strategies for incorporating community voice into options for families.

Early Childhood Policy Matters is 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. For episode transcripts and more information visit: https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/resource/early-childhood-policy-matters-podcast

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In 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 Start and ECEAP.

Early Childhood Policy Matters is 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. For episode transcripts and more information visit: https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/resource/early-childhood-policy-matters-podcast

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How 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 Social Services; and Bentley Ponder, Deputy Commissioner of Quality Innovations and Partnerships with the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning.

Early Childhood Policy Matters is 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. For episode transcripts and more information visit https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/resource/early-childhood-policy-matters-podcast

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In 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 Association’s Kerri Schnake to discuss new research, findings, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the panel’s recommendations for stakeholders across the country.

Guests include Walter Gilliam, professor of child psychiatry and psychology, and Director of the Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy with the Yale Child Study Center and the Yale School of Medicine; Laura Lessard, associate professor in the Department of Behavioral Health and Nutrition at the University of Delaware, and program coordinator for the Delaware IDeA Network of Biomedical Research Excellence; Holly Hatton-Bowers, associate professor and early childhood extension specialist with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Education and Human Services; and Kerri Schnake, CEO of the South Carolina Infant Mental Health Association.

Early Childhood Policy Matters is 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.

For episode transcripts and more information visit: https://childcareta.acf.hhs.gov/resource/early-childhood-policy-matters-podcast

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