The Santa Ana Early Learning Initiative (SAELI) supports families with children aged 9 and under in Santa Ana, California, focusing on improving reading and math outcomes for students in kindergarten through third grade. Rather than using traditional methods like tutoring or data analytics, SAELI emphasizes fostering a sense of belonging as essential for academic success. Read more: https://ow.ly/jhVc50Ut25J
About us
BUILD is a national initiative that supports state leaders across the early childhood spectrum—adults dedicated to family support and engagement, early learning, health, mental health, nutrition, and more. BUILD brings these leaders together to promote opportunities for all children from birth through age five to start school healthy and prepared for success. BUILD partners with state-based organizations, early childhood innovators, business leaders, government offices and others to build early childhood systems by connecting programs and services for young children that may have functioned in isolation, at cross-purposes, or without the sufficient resources to meet critical needs. Why It Matters With increasing evidence from brain science, we know that the first five years of life set the foundation for all future growth and development, yet our society currently invests the least in this age group. Investments in early childhood improve health, school readiness, and ultimately, the ability to be part of an educated workforce, which is critical for our future prosperity. Creating effective early childhood systems in states and communities is the only way to ensure the healthy growth and development of each and every child. Racial disparities, inequities, and more generalized underinvestment begin in these earliest years of life and have profound impacts. We are committed to helping states and communities develop services, supports, and public policies that can ensure the healthy growth and development of each and every child. A State-Based Approach BUILD’s partner states have built critical infrastructure and made advances in early learning, family support and engagement, early intervention for children with special needs and in health, mental health and nutritional services. We partner with public and private sector systems leaders as they establish state policy, provide services, and build their advocacy efforts for children from birth to age five.
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http://www.buildinitiative.org
External link for The BUILD Initiative
- Industry
- Public Policy Offices
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2002
- Specialties
- Early Childhood Systems Building, Early Childhood, State-tailored Support, Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge, Diversity and Equity, QRIS, ESSA, Special Needs and Early Intervention, Mental Health and Nutrition, and Family Support
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89 South Street, Suite 700
Boston, Massachusetts 02111, US
Employees at The BUILD Initiative
Updates
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If you’re not a member of the PN-3 XChange, we invite you to join today! The XChange is an online community of over 3,400 leaders and champions from all 50 states. Scan the QR code or go to bit.ly/JoinPN3XChange. #pn-3 #PN-3 #prenatalto3 #prenataltothree #community
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Check Out These Upcoming Events! 1. National Home Visiting Summit https://ow.ly/vA8A50Ut1AA 2. National Head Start Association Winter Leadership Institute https://ow.ly/uXT050Ut1AG 3. Denver Early Childhood Council Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Conference https://ow.ly/m8hF50Ut1AK Share your links in the comments or send an email to [email protected] to add to our calendar.
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MDC, an organization based in Durham, advances equitable systems change in the Southern United States. Their educational equity team supports home-based child care providers who work to transform systems that created the current child care crisis. North Carolina families rely on HBCCs either by choice or necessity. It is estimated that 64% of North Carolina children are in home-based child care outside of the formal licensing system statewide. Learn more: https://ow.ly/5Ehs50Us6Um
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Ensuring pregnant families and those with infants and toddlers can thrive is a critical national goal requiring significant investment if it is to be met. However, families with young children, starting from the prenatal stage, often face numerous challenges. These include a lack of paid leave, inadequate housing and financial resources, and limited awareness of the often insufficient support programs, such as home visiting, child care, and early intervention services. Additionally, navigating the application process for these essential services can be difficult. To better support families with young children, the prenatal-to-age-three (PN-3) system needs to be more cohesive and adopt a holistic, user-friendly approach. The first webinar of the Whole Child, Whole Family, Whole System Webinar Series will engage attendees in a robust discussion about what a whole system approach is and how it can benefit pregnant individuals and families with young children. Adopting a whole system approach means integrating what may be seen as separate sectors into a more expansive early childhood system. This approach ensures that pregnant individuals and families with young children are met where they are, with dignity and respect. It also emphasizes centering family voices, actively reducing language and racial inequities, collaborating with leaders across sectors, building leadership capacity, utilizing data to plan strategic interventions, and effectively measuring outcomes. Presenters in this kickoff webinar will share their experiences with whole system efforts, discussing the processes involved, the challenges they overcame, the outcomes achieved, and ongoing struggles. A robust panel discussion and question-and-answer session will encourage full participant engagement and provide actionable ideas for advancing this approach in your state or community. *Live Spanish translation service is available. Register now for the webinar series kickoff on January 9, 2025, from 2-3:30 PM ET. : https://ow.ly/5i1450Ur2cg
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The BUILD Initiative reposted this
ECIC's Child Care Innovation Fund was proud to administer the Regional Child Care Planning Coalitions, consisting of economic development and workforce development organizations, employers, municipalities, early childhood leaders, business owners, and families with young children who worked collaboratively to identify and address each region's child care needs. The Innovation Fund collaborated with the Michigan Department of Lifelong Education, Advancement, and Potential (MiLEAP), the Policy Equity Group, and the Regional Child Care Planning Coalitions to present How Michigan’s Economic and Workforce Development Organizations Would Solve the State’s Child Care Crisis, a report summarizing the Regional Coalitions’ findings and recommendations for the state. Read the report: https://lnkd.in/eapE4ydd
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Children succeed in early childhood programs when staff and families are comfortable with each other. Strong partnerships rely on effective communication that caters to the needs of all involved. Program leaders set the tone by offering warm greetings and timely responses. While some staff engage naturally, others learn from role modeling and encouragement. Family engagement begins with understanding the families served and using respectful communication strategies. Download the tool: https://ow.ly/4ajR50UmBRw
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Join the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families for a vital webinar on Federal Medicaid Cuts: Protecting Children and Families, part of their Child Medicaid Policy Institute (CMPI), on Tuesday, December 17, at 2 PM ET. The session will focus on the impact of financial changes on Medicaid services and discuss proposals that may affect enrollment, eligibility, and benefits. For questions, please contact [email protected]. Register now: https://ow.ly/kghw50Uqi6w
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If you’re not a member of the PN-3 XChange, we invite you to join today! The XChange is an online community of over 3,400 leaders and champions from all 50 states. Use your mobile to scan the QR code on your screen or click the link below to connect with fellow professionals committed to improving outcomes for our youngest children and their families. bit.ly/JoinPN#XChange
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Did you know? Community-based doulas are one of 12 prenatal-to-3 policies that the evidence links to improvements in child and family outcomes. The 2024 Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap highlights states' progress in improving prenatal-to-3 care. As of October 1, 2024, six states have implemented key measures, including Medicaid coverage for doula services and support for doula training. This year, seven states added Medicaid coverage for community-based doulas, while three states launched financial support for this workforce. Download the Prenatal-to-3 Impact Center brief: https://ow.ly/6qVL50UmBz5