Shaping Futures Together: Early Childhood Research & Policy Agenda. The Playbook

Start Early. 33 West Monroe Street Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60603. Tel: 617-530-0088. Web site: https://startearly.org

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Young Children; Child Health; Birth; Family Environment; Child Development; Early Childhood Education; Early Childhood Teachers; Teacher Effectiveness; Teaching Conditions; Family Needs; Child Care; Early Intervention; At Risk Persons; Developmental Delays; Disabilities; Diversity; Child Caregivers; Cultural Awareness; Teacher Competencies; Access to Education; Special Education; Federal Programs; Social Services; Low Income Students

Early Head Start; Head Start

The Shaping Futures Together agenda highlights policies and investments that families and practitioners say will ensure all children thrive. This playbook provides recommended policy and research strategies that Start Early believes will help to realize those priorities. Each section includes legislative and administrative policy recommendations and research questions specific to each of the following priorities: (1) healthy births & thriving families; (2) positive early learning & development; (3) effective, valued & well-compensated workforce; and (4) strong, sustainable & equitable early childhood ecosystem.

ERIC

2024

ED653973