Braiding & Weaving Connections for our Tribal Child Care Communities Kim Nall and Frieda Bennett Tribal Child Care Association of California

Presentation Slide Deck

Early Childhood Systems Thinking Barb Fabre; All Nations Rise

Making Cost Modeling Meaningful Katie Reed, Mitch Mraz, Alejandra Garcia / Afton Partners Kate Ritter / Children’s Funding Project

Sovereign Steps: Enhancing Child Care Systems through Tribal Licensing and CCDF Funding Strategies Barb Fabre; All Nations Rise

Ancestral Echoes: Nurturing Ojibwe Language & Culture Persia Erdrich & Nicole Kneeland ; Grandma’s House

Fostering Community-Led Approaches to CC Supply Building Jaime Odister & Suzanne Pearl First Children’s Finance

Native Economic Development Resources & Data-Informed Decision Making Elliot Charette and Amalea Jubara Center for Indian Country Development / FRBM

Activating New Partners and Innovations in Employer-Sponsored Care Charles Aull, Kentucky Chamber of Commerce Alethea Gomez, EPIC

Taking Action on Equity Dr. Sherri Killins Stewart BUILD Institute

Breaking Down Barriers for Child Care Entrepreneurs Jerry Fulks, First Children’s Finance Laura Jackman, Low Income Investment Fund

Getting the Most from Your Metrics Molly Sullivan, Director of National Initiatives First Children’s Finance

Getting the Most from Your Metrics
Molly Sullivan, Director of National Initiatives
First Children’s Finance

Child Care: A Two-Generation Workforce Issue
Aaron Merchen, Director, Policy & Programs
U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation

Building the Supply of Home-Based Child Care Natalie Renew Home Grown

Early Childhood System Reform Dr. Sherri Killins Stewart BUILD Institute

Centering Equity in Implementation
Alycia Hardy & Alyssa Fortner
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)

Improving ECE Workforce Compensation & Retention
Dr. Caitlin McLean Center for the Study of Child Care Employment

Building for Quality Theresa Jordan, Director Children’s Investment Fund

Workforce Compensation and Benefit Strategies Harriet Dichter BUILD Institute

Breaking Down Siloes to Build Child Care Supply
Angie Garling, National ECE Director
Low Income Investment Fund (LIIF)

Preschool for All Taskforce on Workforce Compensation Jessica Vega Pederson Multnomah County Board of Commissioners

Thinking Outside the Box Gina Adams & Grace Luetmer Urban Institute

 

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The Ecosystem.

The Early Childhood Education (ECE) Business Ecosystem identifies the 11 “Essential Elements” necessary to have a sustainable, sufficient system of high-quality child care that meets the practical, educational, and cultural needs of children and provides child care business owners with a viable business model and enhances the local economy, community vitality, and civic life.

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Taking a Closer Look.

The Ecosystem can be used as an effective assessment and planning tool for community and systems leaders to think deeply about what exists in their own child care business ecosystem, identify areas of development, explore how it can be enhanced, and create action plans to address existing gaps.

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Best Practices.

Learn from national thought leaders that are working to tackle ECE’s thorniest issues in each of the Essential Elements.