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This session will focus on the value, challenges, lessons learned, and existing resources related to the integration of data from multiple partners, systems, programs, and agencies. A specific focus will be placed on the value of an Early Childhood Integrated Data System (ECIDS).

This report highlights the plans proposed by the 28 PDG B-5 Renewal Grantees to develop an early childhood data system and the impact COVID-19 has had on these activities as the state teams worked to respond to the demands of policymakers and families during a pandemic.

This webinar  discusses state-level policies and practices that can facilitate the blending, braiding, and layering of funds and enhance the sustainability of effective state programs, practices, and services. State panelists share strategies, examples, and resources to assist state and local leaders. The webinar, designed for early childhood program staff and partners from all states and territories, provides participants with a better grasp of blending, braiding, and layering financing strategies.

The following questionnaire and checklist are designed to help you think about the challenges of creating and maintaining a supply of high-quality care for infants and toddlers in your state or territory. Not all questions may be applicable to your plans for addressing this challenge. The questions and tables are an aid for starting conversations about this issue in your state or territory.

This webinar  focuses on building state capacity to consider equity in data collection, specifically administrative data, to improve equitable access and outcomes through data collection and analysis. Iheoma Iruka, Founding Director of the Equity Research Action Coalition at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute shares best practices for analyzing data through an equity lens.The webinar is geared towards those within State, territory, and Tribal agencies who are working in data collection and analysis. The webinar provides information and examples that address the following questions:

What does equity look like in an early childhood mixed delivery system? How can States/Territories/Tribes use existing data to identify areas of inequity? How can State/Territory/Tribal early childhood agencies use data to communicate need to their state legislature?

Federal, state, and local agencies are increasing investments and building capacity in emergency preparedness, response, and recovery. Emergencies of all types can occur abruptly and cause devastation to programs, families, communities, and entire towns or cities. Emergencies come in various forms, ranging from an active shooter event to a weather-related disaster to the onset of food poisoning affecting multiple people at the same time. No matter the emergency, programs that work with children and youth must be prepared to respond accordingly to maintain the health and safety of everyone.

The purpose of the Out-of-School Time Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery (EPRR) Toolkit is to assist out-of-school time (OST) programs (staff, volunteers, etc.) in developing emergency preparedness plans that address the distinct needs of OST programs.

This NCASE toolkit is arranged into six sections:

Overview Background Preparedness Response Recovery Appendix

Download the full EPRR toolkit below.  The following resources are linked within the Appendix and appended below for download:

Communication Checklist for Out-of-School Time Providers OST Program Emergency Mini Self-Assessment Rapid Damage Assessment Report Reunification Considerations Types of Emergencies

The Workforce Wednesday Webinar on New Federal Opportunities to Bolster the Early Childhood Workforce highlights new federal funding and resources, including those from the Consolidated Appropriations Act for FY23, that can help states, territories, tribes, and communities launch, sustain, or expand promising strategies that strengthen the early care and education (ECE) workforce.

Guidance and Frequently Asked Questions document for Tribal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting grantees who receive supplement American Rescue Plan Act funds.

Information Memorandum to encourage Preschool Development Grant (PDG B5) recipients to take immediate action in addressing the ongoing shortage in the ECE workforce.

United Indians of All Tribes Tribal Home Visiting Profile