Video Series Offers a Deep-Dive into ECE Learning Opportunities
Visit the Couch Family Foundation’s YouTube page to explore a series of videos featuring expert panelists on key aspects of systems change in early care and education (ECE). These videos are part of ongoing learning sessions initially offered to ECE stakeholders engaged in joint work to begin building a movement and coalition for a long-term, high-quality ECE systems in the Granite State.
The panel discussions are a great opportunity to take a deep dive into specific ECE systems-building topics and think of how lessons learned can be applied in Granite State efforts. Below is a brief description for each expert panel – you can click the session title to watch the video on YouTube or click on the embedded video:
Session 1: ECE Systems Change in Context
What can NH learn from prior ECE systems building efforts? Veterans of that work in Washington, DC, and New Mexico share their stories about the pathways and challenges involved in shaping ECE systems change through coalition and campaign building.
Panelists for this session include:
- BB Otero, President, Otero Strategy Group
- Erica Gallegos, Co-Director, Child Care for Every Family Network
Session 2: Building Successful High-Quality ECE Systems
Panelists discuss experiences of driving high-quality drive system-wide change in the ECE landscape, with both national and state level examples.
Panelists for this session include:
- Hanna Melnick, Director of Early Learning Policy and Senior Policy Advisor, Learning Policy Institute
- Reeva Sullivan Murphy, Co-Director, Early Childhood Leadership Institute, Snelling Center for Government
Session 3: Family Child Care in NH ECE Systems Building
What is Family Child Care and how does it fit into the larger ECE ecosystem? Panelists discuss how New Hampshire can re-imagine the policies and systems that shape Family Child Care.
Panelists for this session include:
- Juliet Bromer, PhD, Research Professor, Erikson Institute
- Natalie Renew, Executive Director of Home Grown
Session 4: Centering the ECE Workforce in NH ECE Systems Building
What does an ECE workforce need to thrive? Panelists discuss examples of policies and approaches that address supporting working environments, accessible career pathways, and compensation.
Panelists for this session include:
- Dr. Lea J.E. Austin, Executive Director, Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (CSCCE), University of California, Berkeley
- Caitlin McLean, PhD, Director of Multi-State and International Programs, CSCCE
Session 5: Exploring ECE Mixed Delivery Systems
What is a mixed delivery system in ECE? Panelists explore various models of these systems at both the state and local levels, and how to build mixed delivery models in varying settings and age groups of children.
Panelists for this session include:
- GG Weisenfeld, Associate Director of Technical Assistance, National Institute for Early Education Research, Rutgers University
- Melissa Caldwell, Executive Director, Seacoast Community School
- Sara Mead, Deputy Superintendent of Early Learning, Office of the State Superintendent of Education, District of Columbia