October 23, 2024 Upcoming Webinars Tackle Child Welfare, Early Care, and Health Pritzker Children’s Initiative has announced a number of upcoming webinars that focus on everything from child welfare and early care to children’s health. BUILD Initiative On Oct. 17, a six-part webinar series launched on the BUILD Initiative’s exploration of how the child welfare and all PN-5 child and family serving systems – such as early learning, health, housing, economic development, and transportation – can align and work together to achieve better outcomes for children. The series describes strategies that both systems can employ to support children already in foster care and examines the barriers to cross-system collaboration. It also highlights state and community efforts that prioritize preventative, upstream approaches to support young children and families at risk of child welfare involvement. Additional webinar dates for this series include: Nov. 20 Jan. 16 Feb. 13 March 13 April: TBD Registration is open online. More information will be available closer to the dates of the webinars. Other Webinars The Center for Early Learning Funding Equity will host a webinar titled “Early Learning Shortchanged” on Thursday, Oct. 24 from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. CT. The webinar will include a discussion about how early care and education is funded in the United States and why it is challenging. It will also focus on how to track money raised across funding streams. Registration is now open. Also on Oct. 24, Child Care Aware of America (CCAA), Better Kid Care, and the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) will launch “Collaborating for Child Well-Being: A Toolkit for Local Health Departments and Early Care and Education Programs. This webinar, which begins at 2 p.m. CT, will discuss a toolkit that provides practical guidance, tools, and resources to support developing and sustaining partnerships between local health departments and early care and education organizations. Registration is now open.
September 9, 2024 Closing the Opportunity Gap for Young Children Pritzker Children’s Initiative will host an upcoming webinar on the challenges children face regarding healthy development. Learn More Pritzer and the National Institute for Early Education Research will host “Closing the Opportunity Gap for Young Children” on Zoom. The webinar will delve into a recent National Academies report of the same name that explores the challenges that many U.S. children face in accessing the conditions and resources necessary for healthy development. Presenters will discuss the causes, costs, and effects of the opportunity gap in children, from birth to 8 years. The webinar will also provide an overview of how policies have created and perpetuated opportunity gaps that affect children’s educational and health outcomes. Attendees will: Gain a comprehensive understanding of factors contributing to opportunity gaps among children, impacting their success, health, and future economic opportunities Learn about drivers of these gaps in three key domains: education, mental health, and physical health Explore actionable recommendations for policy makers and organizations aimed at closing the gaps, ensuring that all children have the opportunity to thrive More Details The webinar will run from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Sept. 17. Registration is now open.
August 30, 2024 Closing the Gap for Black Mamas: Child Care for Health Equity Pritzker Children’s Initiative will hold a webinar in September titled Closing the Gap for Black Mamas: Child Care for Health Equity. Learn More Webinar presenters will discuss how adding in-home, culturally congruent childcare to existing doula programs in Central Texas is impacting families’ health and well-being. Attendees will: Get ideas on how to expand their organization’s offerings to include perinatal childcare Hear from program evaluators on key learnings from enrolled families and others involved in the program administration Gain insights into what they learned from enrolled families and others involved in the program administration The webinar will run from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 11.
