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New Toolkit and Field Insights From The Collaborative

This spring has brought new opportunities to learn, reflect, and build momentum for change. In this issue, we’re sharing a new organizing toolkit designed to support narrative change efforts, reflections on investing in the early childhood workforce from a longtime field leader, and updates from partners advancing innovative strategies across the country.   Continued

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Milestones and Momentum: The Latest from The Collaborative

In this issue, you’ll find insights from Dr. Ola J. Friday, Executive Director of The Early Educator Investment Collaborative, key takeaways from our In Our Hands campaign, highlights from recent convenings, and examples of continued state-level momentum to advance compensation for early educators. Read on to see how this work is taking shape across the field.   Continued

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Reflecting on 2025: Gratitude and Highlights

The December newsletter highlights how The Collaborative closed the year and the conversations we helped move forward across the field. We share highlights from our time at Grantmakers for Education and BUILD25, our A Decade of Change paper and webinar series, and our In Our Hands Narrative Change Campaign webinar. Continued

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Keeping the ECE Workforce Conversations Front and Center

The November newsletter highlights where The Collaborative will be in December and the conversations we’re contributing to across the field. This month, we focus on early childhood workforce preparation, support, and compensation. We’re also sharing updates on upcoming events and offering a preview of our first webinar in 2026. Continued

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A Decade Later: Papers, Webinars, and Learning Sessions

The September newsletter shares upcoming reflection papers and a webinar series reviewing the decade since Transforming the Workforce and Transforming the Financing reports. The series and related sessions at the Grantmakers for Education Conference and BUILD25 will examine progress, ongoing challenges, and next steps for the early childhood education workforce. Continued

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The Power of Storytelling + Find us at TEACH

Our April newsletter outlines our narrative change efforts in partnership with Community Change to highlight the impact of fair compensation on parents and providers. We also preview two sessions for the upcoming 2025 National ECE Workforce Convening. Continued

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Beyond the Pilot Webinar & Grant Report Insights

The Collaborative is thrilled to continue showcasing the Transforming Early Educator Lead Teacher Preparation Programs Through Multi-Partner Innovation Grant report. The November newsletter spotlights grantee interviews and announces the upcoming Beyond the Pilot Webinar. Continued

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Grantee Updates from BUILD 2023

The Collaborative is excited to share updates, reflections, and photos from our IHE Partnership grantee sessions at the BUILD Initiative’s 2023 Annual Conference! We are also pleased to share updates on our new Innovation in Early Childhood Education Compensation Grantees. Continued

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Grantee Updates + New Learning Community Resources

The Collaborative is excited to share resources from Year 2 of the Transforming Early Educator Lead Teacher Preparation Programs Through Multi-Partner Innovation grantee Learning Community. We are also pleased to share that our IHE Partnership grantees will be presenting at the BUILD 2023 Conference. Continued

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Grantee Webinar + NEW RFP Due Date

Join us on April 4, 2023, for a webinar featuring The Collaborative’s Transforming Early Educator Lead Teacher Preparation Programs Through Multi-Partner Innovation grantees. We are also pleased to announce that the deadline to submit proposals in response to our ECE Compensation Capacity-Building Grant RFP has been extended to June 5, 2023. Continued

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Grantee Spotlight + Conference Announcement

The Collaborative is excited to share updates from our grantee partner North Seattle College as part of our Transforming Early Educator Lead Teacher Preparation Programs Through Multi-Partner Innovation grant. We are also pleased to share that our Director, Dr. Ola J. Friday, will present at the Grantmakers for Education 2022 Annual Conference. Continued

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Announcement: Conference Featuring ECE Workforce Research

The Early Educator Investment Collaborative is pleased to share that the Administration for Children and Families’ 2022 National Research Conference on Early Childhood (NRCEC) will feature research from the Child Trends report, Mary Pauper: A Historical Exploration of Early Care and Education Compensation, Policy, and Solutions. Continued