Children’s Institute shapes early childhood policy, secures public investments for early childhood programs and services, and works with school communities to strengthen early learning for children and teaching practices for educators.
Registration is open for the 2024-2025 Early School Success Academy!
Our Early School Success Academy is team-based learning experience for educators working to strengthen early learning in their communities, preschool to third grade. District or school teams participate in four virtual sessions between October and March and five coaching sessions scheduled at their convenience.
Why participate? You’ll join a network of educators across Oregon working to strengthen early learning in their school communities. You’ll also get access to rich content, expert thought partnership, coaching, resources, and a membership to our exclusive change library.
The Latest
A New Vision for High-Quality Preschool Curriculum Report
A New Vision for High-Quality Preschool Curriculum report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is an essential and exciting step in addressing gaps in the curricula.
Key Findings from the Oregon Early Childhood Health Summit, Report
A new report from Children’s Institute and Trauma Informed Oregon shares key findings from the 2024 Oregon Early Childhood Summit on social-emotional health.
Prioritizing Children is Oregon’s Path to a Brighter Future
Oregon must invest in strategies that support children from prenatal through age five, and their families, to create more equitable opportunities now and prevent challenges in the future,
Events
Early School Success Summer Leadership Camp
Early School Success Summer Leadership Camp
(Invitation-only event) The Summer Leadership Camp will bring together educators to explore change ideas and plan for th...
Learning Lab at Fern Hill Elementary School
Learning Lab at Fern Hill Elementary School
(Invitation-only event) The learning lab at Fern Hill Elementary will showcase the work of Children's Institute's Early ...
Early School Success Fall Cross-Network Convening
Early School Success Fall Cross-Network Convening
(Invitation-only event) The Fall Cross-Network meeting aims to bring together Early School Success partner districts for...
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It`s time to celebrate! 🎆
Our Champions for Children annual event is happening October 25, 2024! Join us and become part of our movement to celebrate and prioritize children across sectors, from education to health, housing, and more.
RSVP🔗childinst.org/cfc2024
Thank you, sponsors: @the_ocf, @careoregon, @nwnaturalgas, @pncbank, @tillamook, @cambiahealth, @heritagebanknw, @pacificwestbank, @onpointcu, @pacific_power, @workplacechange, @gillspointstire
A New Vision for High-Quality Preschool Curriculum report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is a crucial step in addressing gaps in the curricula. It presents a fresh approach to improving preschool education nationwide, aiming to create more enriching learning experiences for all children. 📚✨
Curious to explore the key findings? Dive into our latest summary!
🔗 Visit childinst.org/the-latest (link in bio)!
In a new post from his column, "Elliot`s Provocations," Elliot Haspel (@earlylearningnation) unpacks current events in the early learning and care sector, encouraging us to view child care as a deep-set societal value. Read more: https://bit.ly/NoOrdinaryGood
We got to interview Elliot on the Early Link Podcast in 2021! Listen here: https://bit.ly/CrawlingBehind
Parents have spoken loud and clear—they want culturally responsive programs, stronger relationships with providers, and better access to services to support their children’s social-emotional needs. Oregon’s social emotional health metric is a game-changer for families across Oregon. Ensuring all young children have access to critical social-emotional health services will lead to better outcomes as they grow. Let’s support this step towards health equity for our youngest Oregonians!
Learn about this groundbreaking work at bit.ly/3VVTqN4
In partnership with Oregon Pediatric Improvement Partnership (https://www.linkedin.com/company/opip/) and @oregonhealthauthority
#healthequity #earlychildhood #socialemotionalhealth
It`s time to celebrate! 🎆
Our Champions for Children annual event is happening October 25, 2024! Join us and become part of our movement to celebrate and prioritize children across sectors, from education to health, housing, and more.
RSVP🔗childinst.org/cfc2024
Thank you, sponsors: @the_ocf, @careoregon, @nwnaturalgas, @pncbank, @tillamook, @cambiahealth, @heritagebanknw, @pacificwestbank, @onpointcu, @pacific_power, @workplacechange, @gillspointstire
In an effort to recognize child care providers across the state of Oregon for their exceptional work, the Oregon Legislature has allocated an annual $500 payment to eligible child care providers in 2024 and 2025. So far, over 7,000 child care providers have submitted applications!
Applications and website are now up to date with information and guides to help with the application process, and documents are available in Spanish, Russian, Somali, Arabic, Vietnamese, and Traditional Chinese.
Child care providers can apply for payments at https://bit.ly/OCCWapply
@childcareforor @familyforwardaction
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The Early Link Podcast highlights national, regional, and local voices working in early childhood education and the nonprofit sector. The podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Rafael Otto, Children’s Institute’s director of communications.
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