Greater public investment to expand early childhood facilities is crucial to build the capacity of Oregon’s child care and preschool system. This policy brief highlights: The critical need for child care How facilities costs create barriers The critical role of...
In 2021, parents, child care providers, and community organizations on Oregon’s Early Childhood Coalition (ECC) advocated for early childhood policies to support young children, families, and communities furthest from justice.
Kids begin learning before they’re even born. By the time children start kindergarten, their brains are already 90 percent developed. Children’s Institute believes our education system can do more for kids during this critical period of development. Neighborhood...
While community health work is a growing profession, most such workers are not working in an educational setting full-time, nor is there a well-established pathway to placing a CHW in a school, in Oregon or nationally. The process of establishing a full-time CHW...
Our policy brief on home visiting focuses on promoting loving, nurturing relationships between parents and children and the role of home visiting programs across Oregon. Today, fewer than 20 percent of families eligible for home visiting services have access to...
This policy brief explains the social determinants of health and the connections between health and education. Oregon needs public health, health care, and education systems that work together to create the best possible conditions for young children to thrive. The...
Our latest policy brief focuses on the expansion of Preschool Promise, Oregon’s high-quality preschool program that serves children and families at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty threshold. The brief describes how high-quality programs operate,...
This fact sheet focuses on the impact of the EI/ECSE program and the current gaps in service for children with developmental delays and disabilities We know that EI/ECSE services are highly effective, but most children enrolled in the program don’t receive...
Children’s Institute releases its latest policy brief about the importance of voluntary home visiting services. Currently, over 18,000 kids and their families receive voluntary home visiting services in Oregon. This brief summarizes the benefits of home visiting...
Children’s Institute releases its latest policy fact sheet about the importance of Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE) in Oregon. Nearly 22,000 young children in Oregon receive EI/ECSE services. CI’s new fact sheet explains the...
