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Home Visiting Provides Personalized Care to New Parents & Strengthens Families

By Rafael Otto | Dec 14, 2022

On this episode of The Early Link Podcast, our host Rafael Otto speaks with Jennifer Gould who currently works as a Nurse Home Visitor for the Nurse Family Partnership program with the Multnomah County Health Department. The Nurse Family Partnership is a community based, public health program with 45 years of research showing evidence of significant improvements in the health and lives of first-time moms and their children affected by social and economic inequality.

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Setting the Record Straight on Social-Emotional Learning: What Do Parents Think?

By CI Guest | Nov 21, 2022

Social-emotional learning has become a big buzzword and a big industry in recent years. The term has been around for a couple of decades, but around 2015 it really took off. What wasn’t clear to us is what parents thought of this new fad in education, so we worked with the global polling firm YouGov to conduct this survey.

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Summer Camps Foster Kids’ Social Development and Peer Connection

By Rafael Otto | Aug 29, 2022

On our latest episode, host Rafael Otto speaks with Dr. Christian Molstrom about the opportunities that summer camps provide for kids, and some of the challenges they may encounter before they attend.

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Lacey Hays on the Power of Parent Voice & Advocacy

By Rafael Otto | Jun 29, 2022

On this episode of the Early Link Podcast, host Rafael Otto speaks with Lacey Hays, a parent and advocate in Washington County here in Oregon. She’s currently co-chair for the Early Learning Washington County Steering Committee and a member of both the Preschool for All Technical Advisory Committee and the Organizing and Outreach Committee. All of that work is in support of establishing Preschool for All in Washington County.

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Portland’s Mxm Bloc is Eliminating Barriers for Black Moms & Their Children

By Rafael Otto | Jun 21, 2022

In this segment of The Early Link Podcast, host Rafael Otto speaks with Rashelle Chase-Miller, who is an activist and a mom. She’s authored many articles and works in early childhood curriculum development. She’s also founder of Mxm Bloc, a Black mxm led mutual-aid group that supports Black families, and Reproductive Rights PDX.

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We’re Harnessing the Power of Moms!

By CI Communications | Jun 17, 2022

Moms are tenacious. Moms are strong. And most importantly, moms give all they've got to make sure their kids have what they need. We need tenacity and strength from moms in our movement! We know that a brighter future for our state rests on a foundation of love...

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A Conversation with Children’s Institute’s CEO, Kali Thorne Ladd

By Rafael Otto | May 26, 2022

In this episode of the Early Link Podcast, we talk to Kali Thorne Ladd, Chief Executive Officer here at Children’s Institute. She has an extensive track record of working in early childhood and is co-founder and executive director of Kairos PDX. As a leader in multiple positions, Thorne Ladd works to transform early learning and healthy development for children and families in Oregon.

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Legislative Recap: 2022 Short Session Brings Big Wins

By Celeste Yager-Kandle | Mar 22, 2022

The 2022 legislative session came to a close on Friday, March 5, and as we welcome spring and a time of renewal, Children’s Institute is optimistic about the future of early childhood in Oregon.
In the short span of five weeks, the Oregon legislature passed several of the Early Childhood Coalition’s legislative priorities, ...

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Home Visits Help Families Stick Together

By Celeste Yager-Kandle | Mar 17, 2022

In this article, parents share their experiences with voluntary home visits and why family support programs are so needed.

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Policy Brief: Facilities Investments Would Build Capacity for Oregon’s Early Childhood System

By Greg Supriano | Mar 1, 2022

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...

Policy Brief: Facilities Investments Would Build Capacity for Oregon’s Early Childhood System