Join Us on Tuesday, April 23 at 12 p.m. CT

Moving the Needle: How States Can Support More Inclusive Early Childhood Systems

The Departments of Education and Health and Human Services have declared a “renewed commitment and urgency” in supporting young children with disabilities and developmental delays. Join us for a live webinar on Tuesday, April 23 at 12:00 p.m. CT to learn how advocates and leaders can leverage the Departments’ updated Joint Federal Policy Statement to advance inclusion in their early childhood system.

Hear directly from families on why inclusion matters to them, learn about one state’s advocacy journey to advance preschool inclusion and leave with practical strategies to advance inclusion in early childhood programs through policy change. There will be interpretation to Spanish at this event. Habrá intrepretatción en español en el evento.

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Advancing Equity and Inclusion for Young Children with Disabilities and Delays:

New Report: State Policy Opportunities

To aid state public sector leaders and advocates in advancing equity and inclusion for young children with disabilities and developmental delays, this new report articulates key state policy opportunities across Early Intervention (EI), Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE), and the intersection of EI and ECSE with other early childhood programs. Learn about opportunities for state legislative bodies and government agencies overseeing early childhood programs to improve inclusion in their states.

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A National Scan of Urban School Systems

New Report: Providing Early Childhood Special Education Services in Community-Based Settings

In this new resource, learn how school districts around the country are supporting inclusion in all early learning setting types, including in community-based early learning programs. The demonstrated benefits and positive outcomes for children with and without disabilities to learn together in inclusive early childhood settings are undeniable – and it is a federal protection and guarantee under IDEA. Explore the various models, key considerations and lessons six large urban school systems across our country have learned to make this critical shift to ensure inclusive early learning programs, regardless of setting.

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Expand Your Bench With Customized Systems Consulting

Case Studies on Improving Quality & Equity in ECE Systems

Start Early has built a highly-qualified team of consultants to provide tailored support to state and community leaders working to increase quality and equity in their early childhood systems. Explore how Mississippi, Rhode Island and Jefferson County, LA used Start Early’s systems mapping, policy development, advocacy strategy, strategic planning, and leadership consulting to move their efforts forward.

To learn more about how our mission-driven consulting team supports system improvement, schedule a 30-minute call with our team or reach out directly to Michael-John Myette, Managing Director Consulting, at [email protected].

Join Us on Tuesday, April 2 at 11 a.m. CT.

Webinar: How to Build Relationships with Advocacy Organizations

Advocacy organizations are often at the forefront of influencing policies at the state and federal level. For scholars, advocacy organizations are often a key intermediary to help you connect your work directly to policymakers. Join Start Early’s Director of Research & Evaluation Dr. Rachel Katz for the first in a three-part webinar series on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. CT designed to connect developmental scientists and researchers with policy makers and advocates, hosted by Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD). This webinar will provide practical knowledge, hands on tips, and examples of highly successful scholars and advocate partnerships from groups that do this well.

From Our Partners at New America

Young Children with Disabilities Deserve a Strong Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education Workforce

The national workforce crisis in early care and learning is well publicized. In this piece from our partners at New America, they explore the separate, but related, crisis receiving much less news coverage of the shortage of early intervention (EI) and early childhood special education (ECSE) service providers across our country, along with promising practices being tried by states to turn the tide and ensure that children receive access to services. Read more.

Start Early advances quality early learning for families with children, before birth through their earliest years, to close the opportunity gap.

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