Early Childhood: Investments and Interagency
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Coming Together for
Young Children and
Families
What we know
Where we have been
Where we are today
Where we need to go
What we know
Biology and experience, nature and
nurture
The growth of self regulation as a
cornerstone of early childhood
development across domains of
behavior
Relationships as the building blocks of
human development
Vulnerability and resilience,
risk and protective factors
The course of development
can be altered in early
childhood by effective
interventions……
Source: From Neurons to Neighborhoods
A Child’s Developmental Trajectory Can Be Modified With
Appropriate Interventions
Children’s Development
Risk Factors
Optimal
Impaired
Protective
Factors
0
Age
Source: Edward L Schor, MD
The Commonwealth Fund
Social Transformation for
Families
Changes in nature, schedule and
amount of work engaged in by parents of
young children
More children spending time in child
care, starting at a young age, quality
varies
Distance from other family members
Increasing cultural diversity
Persistence of disparities
High levels of economic
hardships among families
Exposure to stress
Percent of Children Living in Poverty, 1980-2009
30
20
15
10
5
All Children
Ages 0-5
Ages 6-17
SOURCE: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, Annual Social and Economic Supplements
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Percent
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School readiness by mother’s education level
100
Percentage of First-time Kindergartners Demonstrating Positive
Indicators of School Readiness by Mother's Education Level,
1998
Less than high school
86
90
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80
69
70
Percent
High school diploma/GED
61
57
60
Some college, including
vocational/technical
College degree or more
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20
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Reading proficiency
Mathematics proficiency
Fine motor skills
Source: Child Trends and Center for Health Research. (2004). Early Child Development in Social Context.
Data from K. Denton, E. Germino-Hausken, and J. West (project officer), America's Kindergartners, NCES
2000-070, (Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education. National Center for Education Statistics, 2000).
Policies and Early Childhood Development
Early Care
Education
Health,
Nutrition
and Mental
Health
Family
Support and
Child
Protection
Family and
Community
Well Being
Where we have been:
looking back on progress
Maternal and Child Health
Head Start and Early Head
Start
Child Care and Development
Fund
Child Abuse Prevention and
Treatment
Family and Medical Leave
Child Support and Fatherhood
Children’s Health Insurance Program
Family Preservation and Support
States as laboratories of innovation
State Pre K expansion
Where we are today
Health and Education
Prenatal to age eight
Prevention and health access
Evidence based policies
Place based strategies
Moving from diverse programs
to more systems approach
Governance
Program standards
Early learning standards
Professional development
Family engagement
Health promotion
Data systems
Expansion and quality
improvements in child care,
Head Start and Early Head Start
through the American Recovery
and Reinvestment Act
Maternal, Infant and Early
Childhood Home Visiting
Program
Looking Forward……seven
steps to change
Step up efforts to support
families
Improve parent child relationship
Include fathers, grandparents, foster
parents, extended family, unite the
generations
Provide time, information and networks
of support
Meet families where they are
Build the higher education capacity to
focus on families
Have high expectations for
children
Joy
Order
Persistence
Curiosity
Language and math
Compassion
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Put in place the key elements of
effective programs
Positive teacher-caregiver/ child
interactions
Mentoring and working conditions
Intentional use of data/feedback to guide
practice
Infrastructure of support for families,
health and mental health promotion
Create early learning
communities
Governance
Data
During pregnancy and at birth
At three years old
At five years old
At the end of third grade
Quality assurance system
Linkages with schools
Continue to find evidence
What are the key elements that lead to
improved child outcomes in early
childhood programs?
How can the gains be sustained over
time/ how does one program build on
another?
What is the impact of media and
technology on young children and family
relationships?
Build the next generation
of leaders
Leaders that understand research,
practice and policy
Leaders that reflect the languages and
the cultures of the children we serve
Leaders that understand the importance
of a round table.
Take care of yourself
Your health
Your family
Your friends
Your spirit
“In the final analysis, healthy child
development is dependent on a combination
of individual responsibility, informal social
supports, and formalized structures that
evolve within a society.”
p. 337 From Neurons to Neighborhoods