Resources
The Montgomery County Children's Alliance: The Foundational Action Plan
The Montgomery County Children's Alliance partnered with School Readiness Consulting (SRC) to lead an intentional and community-driven planning process to design the plan. That process involved creating The Foundational Action Plan to provide a set of clear actions for the Montgomery County Children's Alliance to focus on and organize around. It is meant to build on the ongoing work and momentum that exists in order to address the real and big challenges young children and families face every day. It offers a road map to highlight important next steps for the Alliance to contribute to creating a stronger and more equitable early childhood system.
Mile High Early Learning - Creating an Equitable Early Learning Program
This framework was developed in partnership with Mile High Early Learning to support staff in developing essential knowledge, skills, and awareness to participate in ongoing conversations and critical reflection around race and equity within the MHEL learning community and beyond.
Michigan Sustainability Toolkit
This toolkit was primarily designed to support the regional teams participating in the PDG B-5 Sustainability Community of Practice facilitated by SRC. This toolkit may also be a useful tool for a wide range of stakeholders in Michigan’s early childhood system who are interested in sustainability.
Oregon Coordinated Enrollment Guidebook
The guidebook draws on the lessons learned during the Early Learning Division's first year of experience implementing coordinated enrollment strategies through Preschool Promise. Each section of the guidebook details a part of Oregon’s coordinated enrollment vision and includes examples and resources that Early Learning Hubs can use to inform their work as they move forward in implementing coordinated enrollment.
Every Child Ready Chicago - Initial Landscape Summary & Strategy Map
This initial landscape summary and strategy map constitute a summary of findings to share a high-level overview of the current early childhood landscape in the City of Chicago, including recent city developments and relevant state-level context, as well as to lift up initial strategic priorities identified by the landscaping process. This landscape is meant to serve as a foundation from which to begin the strategic planning process.
Facilitation Guidebook: Oregon Early Learning Division Working Groups
This facilitation guidebook was developed to provide guidance and resources for the facilitation of Oregon's Early Learning Division workgroups.
Early Matters Chattanooga - 5 Year Strategic Plan
This strategic plan is meant to support the Early Matters Chattanooga Coalition in Chattanooga–Hamilton County lead a unified effort in coordinating and improving the early childhood system. This plan will support the Coalition in its vision of increased and equitable access to early childhood programs and services, outlining clear strategies and action steps over the course of the next 5 years.
Virginia Preschool Initiative Plus Cost Study Final Report
The Virginia Preschool Initiative Plus (VPI+) aimed to provide high-quality preschool to children in Virginia classrooms. This evaluation report includes summative, formative, and cost effectiveness components of the initiative, as well as an evaluation of experiences of thousands of children and the programming in 11 school districts throughout the state of Virginia.
Early Childhood Professional Development: The Detroit Landscape
This report was produced to support and inform ongoing community-wide efforts to create a strong system of professional development and program quality for early childhood education in the City of Detroit. It focuses deeply on the importance of building the capacity of the early care and education workforce through professional learning and career advancement.
Let’s Talk About Race: Centering Representation, Black Joy, and Activism
This presentation is part of our partnership with The Kresge Foundation. Tools for Hope: Equipping and Elevating Detroit’s Early Childhood Providers was a virtual learning series that was facilitated by Detroit community-based organizations and local early childhood systems leaders focused on topics that early childhood educators and administrators had prioritized.
Virginia Early Childhood Foundation - Workforce Finance and Compensation Working Group
In partnership with the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation, SRC facilitated the work of the legislatively appointed Early Childhood Financing and Compensation workgroup. This group of diverse stakeholders was charged with examining issues related to ECE workforce compensation and developing a series of solutions, policy recommendations, and key considerations based on both the national and state contexts and best practice. SRC provided guidance and facilitated an iterative process of analysis and planning, culminating in a final report delivered to the Virginia School Readiness Committee.
Strategic Refresh - Baltimore Infants and Toddlers Program
This strategic refresh represents a deep commitment to providing services and supports that reflect current research and best practices, tackle issues of racial inequity within systems and services, and address the unique needs of the community in Baltimore City, including children’s social and emotional health and development. This plan builds upon the larger B’More for Healthy Babies strategic planning process.
P-3 Needs Assessment & Action Planning Toolkit
This P-3 Needs Assessment and Action Planning Toolkit was developed to support partners in strengthening their P-3 systems and provide support for school and district leadership.
Pennsylvania Community Innovation Zones - Grantee Storytelling Toolkit
This storytelling toolkit was developed to support the Office of Child Development and Early Learning in effectively communicating stories of innovation and progress of the Community Innovation Zones (CIZ) grant program to a wide range of stakeholders, including policymakers, federal and state leaders, and early childhood practitioners.