Here you’ll find downloadable, research-based publications on preschool, early intervention and early childhood special education (EI/ECSE), home visiting, children’s health, and other issues and topics related to young children’s healthy development and academic success.
Policy Brief: Facilities Investments Would Build Capacity for Oregon’s Early Childhood System
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...
Oregon’s Early Childhood Coalition Releases 2021 Legislative Report
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.
Early Works at Earl Boyles
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...
Transforming Schools: Community Health Workers in Action
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...