What's data got to do with it? We can't inform #earlychildhood policy without it. In a new @childtrends brief, The Early Childhood Data Collaborative Director Carlise King discusses how data integration can help answer key questions about early childhood program access for all. childtrends.org/publications/i…

Back-to-school season is a good time to think about the transition to kindergarten for children & families and how effective coordination between Head Start & K-12 systems can support that process. Read about OPRE research Child Trends’ new blog. buff.ly/3wdjuHi

A new Child Trends report explains an unprecedented 59% decrease in child poverty from 1993 to 2019. @RybergRenee & @DanaLThomson found that the social safety net and a combination of economic factors were largely responsible for the decline. buff.ly/3cBMAcQ

You're invited to an audience w/ Joy Osofsky, a world leading psychologist & researcher specializing in childhood trauma, w/ special guests Prof Brenda Jones Harden, our President of the Board and Prof Hiram Fitzgerald, a leading specialist on Adverse Childhood Experiences.

Experiences of identity-based discrimination among youth are associated with increased risk of suicide. Child Trends’ new brief provides strategies state leaders can use to help ensure suicide prevention plans address discrimination. buff.ly/3xWaozC

COVID-19 child care recovery funds are one-time emergency funds meant to support the immediate stabilization of the child care industry. Child Trends offers a guidebook for how states can measure the impact of these funds. buff.ly/3dLKojL

On 10/12 from 1-2:30 pm ET, join @DanaLThomson, @RybergRenee, & Jason DeParle for a webinar on the groundbreaking new Child Trends’ study of the nation’s historic 59% decline in child poverty over the past 25 years. Register now. buff.ly/3SNTE6h

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A new OPRE report provides guidance to data users who are interested in using the 2019 National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE) to examine questions related to ECE access using a multi-dimensional, family-centric definition of access. buff.ly/3TTU7E1