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| Document Title: | 2017 Home Visiting Yearbook. |
| Corporate Author: | National Home Visiting Resource Center. |
| Publication Year: | 2017 |
| Abstract: | This report complies key data on early childhood home visiting on the national and State levels. Chapter 1 provides an overview of early childhood home visiting, highlights the evidence based for home visiting, and discusses funding sources for home visiting services. Chapter 2 presents national data about home visiting from evidence-based models, State agencies, and public data sources. The following chapter examines State efforts to delivery home visiting services, implementation challenges, and families who could benefit from home visiting. Findings indicate: more than 18 million pregnant women and families (including more than 23 million children) could benefit from home visiting; more...more |
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| Document Title: | Community Engagement and Public Awareness in Early Childhood Systems [Webpage]. |
| Corporate Author: | Zero to Three (Organization) |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This brief explains community engagement and public awareness in early childhood systems means building a constituency to support investment in a system of services for young children and their families, and ensuring decisions about policies and practices are informed by and responsive to the needs and interests of a broad array of stakeholders. Strategies are discussed and include: include community members in the design and implementation of services to ensure they are culturally relevant and representative of the community; create opportunities for community partners to learn about one another and cultivate increased understanding and awareness; develop common messaging for home visiting...more |
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| Document Title: | Measuring the Impact of Early Childhood Systems: Learning Lab Report. |
| Corporate Author: | Early Childhood Learning and Innovation Network for Communities (EC-LINC). |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | Leaders of early childhood systems with strong track records in six communities participated in a learning lab in 2015 through Early Childhood-LINC to explore the challenge of documenting the impact of systems-level early childhood activities, and how best to measure their impact and “tell the story” of early childhood systems and their value. Learning lab participants shared their evaluation experiences and challenges, and worked to identify drivers of change in early childhood systems. This report provides a summary of those conversations and highlights themes that emerged from the learning lab. It identifies four potential hallmarks of effective early childhood systems: family...more |
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| Document Title: | Evaluation and Continuous Quality Improvement in Early Childhood Systems [Webpage]. |
| Corporate Author: | Zero to Three (Organization) |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This policy resource on early childhood systems defines continuous quality improvement (CQI) as analyzing the success of activities or processes in order to understand changes needed to achieve optimal outcomes for young children and their families. It notes the purpose of this ongoing effort is to assure and improve the quality of services and the appropriateness and efficiency with which they are delivered. Information is then provided on strategies for implementing CQI in early childhood education and home visiting accountability legislation. Provisions that are included in New Mexico, Michigan, Washington, New York, Missouri, Illinois, and Massachusetts are reviewed, as well as...more |
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| Document Title: | New Directions in Tribal Early Childhood Programs. |
| Personal Author: | Bohanon, Kelli. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Abstract: | This article explores the efforts of tribal communities building more coordinated and effective early childhood systems by taking advantage of federal funding opportunities and partnerships. Given a new level of understanding and response from federal agencies regarding the unique nature of tribal communities, efforts are being made to acknowledge the need for adaptability and the importance of cultural and geographical context impacting the development of strong early childhood systems in tribal communities. This article highlights these partnerships and the programs and initiatives involved in them, including specific examples of tribes taking advantage of the opportunity to build more responsive, coordinated, and...more |
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| Document Title: | Working Toward Well-Being: Community Approaches to Toxic Stress. |
| Personal Author: | O'Connor, Cailin. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | The Early Childhood-LINC Learning Lab on Community Approaches to Toxic Stress convened in 2015 and included representatives of six communities working to address toxic stress within their early childhood systems. The representatives explored how communities are responding to the understanding of and interest in the impact of toxic stress on the developing child and its implications for lifelong health and wellbeing. The Early Childhood-LINC Learning Lab focused on community and systems-level approaches to toxic stress. This issue brief distills the experiences and recommendations of leaders from these six communities and from the Center for the Study of Social Policy (CSSP). It...more |
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| Document Title: | An Integrated Stage-Based Framework for Implementation of Early Childhood Programs and Systems. |
| Personal Author: | Metz, Allison.,Naoom, Sandra F.,Halle,Tamara.,Bartley, Leah. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | This research brief is the first in a series which seeks to provide early childhood researchers, program developers, and funders with an introduction to implementation frameworks and promising practices in implementation science with the aim of facilitating their use in early care and education. This brief introduces key elements of effective implementation within an integrated, stage-based framework. This framework posits that 1) implementation happens in four discernible stages; and 2) three common “threads” or core elements exist across each of these stages. The brief defines these three common elements, demonstrates their basis in previous syntheses of the implementation science literature, and...more |
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| Document Title: | Child Welfare—Early Education Partnerships to Expand Protective Factors for Children With Child Welfare Involvement |
| Corporate Author: | Child Welfare Information Gateway |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | In 2011, the Children’s Bureau published a funding opportunity announcement (FOA) for Child Welfare—Early Education Partnerships to Expand Protective Factors for Children With Child Welfare Involvement. The 17-month infrastructure-building grants were to support collaborative initiatives between child welfare and early childhood systems to maximize enrollment, attendance, and supports of infants and young children who are in foster care into comprehensive, high-quality early care and education programs. |
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| Document Title: | Early Childhood State Advisory Councils Final Report. |
| Corporate Author: | United States. Administration for Children and Families. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Abstract: | This final report discusses activities and accomplishments of the State Advisory Councils on Early Childhood Education and Care grant program that enables States to lead the development and enhancement of high-quality, comprehensive early childhood systems that optimize childhood service delivery so that children arrive at school ready to learn and prepared to excel. With grant funds, States have invested in improving statewide coordination and collaboration among the wide range of early childhood programs and services that has resulted in streamlining early childhood infrastructure, eliminating silos, reducing duplication, and increasing availability and efficient delivery of early childhood services. This final report covers...more |
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| Document Title: | Infant and Early Childhood Systems of Care (Chapter 21 in Home-Based Services in Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health). |
| Personal Author: | Cornett, Stacey M. |
| Publication Year: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | This chapter explains how practitioners can utilize systems of care principles to support young children with mental health problems, the benefits of infant and early childhood systems of care, the individualized service planning process, strategies in developing community initiatives, and systems of care infrastructures. Ways for sustaining the initiatives are also discussed. 5 tables and 21 references. |
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