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Thinking about how to ensure that we have strong and robust workforce data to inform workforce development policy. I would love to hear ideas and experiences you all have with this.

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Policy informed by what we know about early relational health.

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Policy informed by what we know about early relational health.

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I'm thrilled to see what comes of this work in terms of meta-theory about policy change with a specific focus on early childhood as distinct from "family" policy. This will hopefully help all of the choir sing from the same book.

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Access to funding for special needs in the classroom and supports in order to move forward, lack of knowledge about available supports

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We are living with many policies/systems rooted within inequities, racism, and sexism. How do we break down those systems and build new systems centered on equity, racial and social justice?

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We are living with many policies/systems rooted within inequities, racism, and sexism. How do we break down those systems and build new systems centered on equity, racial and social justice?

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And using ECPIHE resources in ongoing professional development and training for early childhood educators.

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And using ECPIHE resources in ongoing professional development and training for early childhood educators.

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Crafting policy messaging around equity, racial and social justice in political systems that actively silence those messages.

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Considering and balancing quantitative v qualitative data in researching early childhood systems; elevating families' and communities' stories and narratives to inform policies, in combination with data-driven decision!

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Securing compensation related to internships and research and for improved wages for early childhood educators

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Policy/Research Opportunities and Networks for Doctoral Students in EC Policy

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Policy/Research Opportunities and Networks for Doctoral Students in EC Policy

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The need to expand opportunities for doctoral students to get experience with EC policy

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Thinking about how we build capacity to develop/implement equity within IHE policy programs (students, faculty, etc) and to center equity in the content/training/research/advocacy work

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 Challenges with a lack of investment in Early Childhood--from the (burned-out, underpaid) workforce, to support for families,  to funding to develop the pipeline of EC experts (teachers, support staff, policy experts)

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 Challenges with a lack of investment in Early Childhood--from the (burned-out, underpaid) workforce, to support for families,  to funding to develop the pipeline of EC experts (teachers, support staff, policy experts)

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How do we ensure ground level people are in the policy conversations, even if they aren't credentialed with degrees/certificates.

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Recruitment and retention: how can we raise the degree and credential requirements and the standards for teachers while also providing adequate and comparable compensation.

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There's a recognition for the needed policy training and expertise, but less capacity for funding new, academic programs.

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The most challenging problems that ECP aims to address (e.g. equity, poverty, access) requires multidisciplinary expertise. This complicates implementation.

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Reflection of our children in our experts

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Reflection of our children in our experts

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With limited funding, it is challenging to create an inclusive pipeline so that the experts reflect the children and families they serve.