Making the Case
Useful Websites
Websites of Alliance partners with resources to communicate the importance of the early years.
view linkSocial Media
Access easy-to-use materials that help make the case and build momentum for better policies and practices. Join the #bthru8 campaign on Twitter.
view link
LATEST RESOURCES
New report offers five focus areas for high-quality pre-k programs: The Learning Policy Institute examines four states that have high-quality early childhood programs
5 Ways Trauma-Informed Care Supports Children’s Development
Research suggests that TIC is associated with considerable benefits for children and their families, including reductions in children’s behavior problems and posttraumatic stress.
view link by Child TrendsWhat is Systems Building?
Watch this two-minute video promoting a vision of a comprehensive early chidlhood system.
view link by BUILDThe Research on Research - How to present research to policymakers
Elizabeth Jordon of Child Trends reports on the many ways policy makers use research. Partnership members from Maine and Delaware described how they worked with policy makers sharing research early in the policy process.
view link by Partnership for America's Children, Child TrendsCase Study: Improving Children’s Lives Through Strategic Communications - Alliance Communications Working Group Webinar
Learn from Maura Zehr, Director of Spitfire Strategies, about how strategic communications can improve children's lives. The webinar walks through several communications strategies and provides valuable insights around how to use messengers, the importance of stories and solutions, and ways to measure success of strategic communications initatives.
view link by Alliance for Early SuccessCase Study: Building Policy Support for Early Learning in California - Alliance Communications Working Group Webinar
During this webinar, Christina Bath Collosi, Managing Partner of VIVA Strategy + Communications, shared about her experiences building policy support for early learning in California. Learn about what influences decision-making in public policy, how to customize a message to move an issue forward, and effective strategies for policy communications.
view link by Alliance for Early SuccessAdvancing Early Childhood Messaging: A Case Study from Colorado - Alliance Communications Working Group webinar
Stephanie Monhan, Early Childhood Director of The Civic Canopy in Denver, shares about her work in Colorado building coalitions and partnerships among early childhood advocates. Learn about how her coalition created shared key messages, built goals around those shared messages, and created a communications timeline.
view link by Alliance for Early Success