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Our resources section is a place where advocates, researchers, early care and education professionals and parents and families can come to find the latest research and resources to support children and families as we work together to build a movement to create a better early care and education system for all children and families. We will update this section frequently as new resources become available. Check back often for the latest!

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People First Language

Office of Disability Rights

Website Link Advancing Empathy and Equity, Child - Child Interactions, Curriculum Materials, Legal Resources, Advocacy, and Support, Parenting Neurodivergent Children, Professional Development, Teacher - Child Interactions, Teaching Neurodivergent Students 07/11/2006 Early Education Professionals, Parents / Families, Program Leaders, Trainers / Coaches
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People First Language

Office of Disability Rights

Audience

Early Education Professionals, Parents / Families, Program Leaders, Trainers / Coaches

Date

07/11/2006

Category

Advancing Empathy and Equity, Child - Child Interactions, Curriculum Materials, Legal Resources, Advocacy, and Support, Parenting Neurodivergent Children, Professional Development, Teacher - Child Interactions, Teaching Neurodivergent Students

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Website Link

One State's Systems Change Efforts to Reduce Child Care Expulsion: Taking the Pyramid Model to Scale report cover One State’s Systems Change Efforts to Reduce Child Care Expulsion: Taking the Pyramid Model to Scale

Megan Vinh, Phil Strain, Sarah Davidon and Barbara J. Smith

Article, Public Policy, Website Link Advancing Empathy and Equity, Professional Development, Social - Emotional Support 11/01/2016 Advocates, Public Policy Makers / State Leaders, Researchers
Resources
Audience

Advocates, Public Policy Makers / State Leaders, Researchers

Date

11/01/2016

Category

Advancing Empathy and Equity, Professional Development, Social - Emotional Support

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Article, Public Policy, Website Link

Working Towards Justice: Reducing Suspension and Expulsion by Practicing Exclusion report cover Working Toward Justice: Reducing Suspension and Expulsion by Practicing Inclusion

Megan Vinh and Betsy Ayankoya, Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA)

Presentation, Public Policy Policies, Professional Development, Professional Organizations, Resources From Orgs 04/01/2019 Advocates, Early Education Professionals, Public Policy Makers / State Leaders, Researchers
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Working Toward Justice: Reducing Suspension and Expulsion by Practicing Inclusion

Megan Vinh and Betsy Ayankoya, Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA)

Audience

Advocates, Early Education Professionals, Public Policy Makers / State Leaders, Researchers

Date

04/01/2019

Category

Policies, Professional Development, Professional Organizations, Resources From Orgs

Type

Presentation, Public Policy

Addressing Inappropriate Discipline Practices: State Policies on Suspension and Expulsion report cover Addressing Inappropriate Discipline Practices: State Policies on Suspension and Expulsion

Lise Fox, Megan Vinh, Toni Miguel, and Leigh Ashley, National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI)

Fact Sheet, Infographic, Visual Support Legal Resources, Advocacy, and Support, Policies 09/01/2019 Advocates, Program Leaders, Public Policy Makers / State Leaders, Researchers
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Addressing Inappropriate Discipline Practices: State Policies on Suspension and Expulsion

Lise Fox, Megan Vinh, Toni Miguel, and Leigh Ashley, National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI)

Audience

Advocates, Program Leaders, Public Policy Makers / State Leaders, Researchers

Date

09/01/2019

Category

Legal Resources, Advocacy, and Support, Policies

Type

Fact Sheet, Infographic, Visual Support

Policies Governing Services for Children with Disabilities

Exceptional Children Division, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Public Policy Legal Resources, Advocacy, and Support, Parenting Neurodivergent Children, Policies, Teaching Neurodivergent Students, Understanding and Navigating the IEP Processes as a Parent 03/01/2021 Advocates, Early Education Professionals, Parents / Families, Program Leaders, Public Policy Makers / State Leaders, Trainers / Coaches
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Policies Governing Services for Children with Disabilities

Exceptional Children Division, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

Audience

Advocates, Early Education Professionals, Parents / Families, Program Leaders, Public Policy Makers / State Leaders, Trainers / Coaches

Date

03/01/2021

Category

Legal Resources, Advocacy, and Support, Parenting Neurodivergent Children, Policies, Teaching Neurodivergent Students, Understanding and Navigating the IEP Processes as a Parent

Type

Public Policy

States' Growing Commitment to Preventing Young Children's Expulsion from Early Care and Education Programs: Results of a 50-state policy survey report cover States’ Growing Commitment to Preventing Young Children’s Expulsion from Early Care and Education Programs: RESULTS OF A 50-STATE POLICY SURVEY

Sheila Smith, Uyen (Sophie) Nguyen, Maribel R. Granja and Carey McCann, National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)

- At School, Legal Resources, Advocacy, and Support, Policies, Professional Development, Teacher - Child Interactions 10/01/2021 Advocates, Early Education Professionals, Program Leaders, Public Policy Makers / State Leaders, Researchers
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States’ Growing Commitment to Preventing Young Children’s Expulsion from Early Care and Education Programs: RESULTS OF A 50-STATE POLICY SURVEY

Sheila Smith, Uyen (Sophie) Nguyen, Maribel R. Granja and Carey McCann, National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)

Audience

Advocates, Early Education Professionals, Program Leaders, Public Policy Makers / State Leaders, Researchers

Date

10/01/2021

Category

At School, Legal Resources, Advocacy, and Support, Policies, Professional Development, Teacher - Child Interactions

Critical Language Style Guide report cover Critical Language Style Guide

K. Noelle Broughton, Amy Sekhar, Seena M. Skelton and Tiffany S. Kyser, Great Lakes Equity Center

Book - 10/15/2021 -
Date

10/15/2021

Type

Book

Digging Deeper on State policies for Suspension and Expulsion report cover Digging Deeper on State Policies for Suspension and Expulsion

Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA) and National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI)

- - 12/01/2021 Advocates, Early Education Professionals, Public Policy Makers / State Leaders, Researchers
Resources
Digging Deeper on State Policies for Suspension and Expulsion

Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA) and National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI)

Audience

Advocates, Early Education Professionals, Public Policy Makers / State Leaders, Researchers

Date

12/01/2021

From Equity to Issue Campaigns: The Next Stop on the Road Map to Childhood Mental Health in North Carolina report cover From Equity to Issue Campaigns: The Next Stop on the Road Map to Childhood Mental Health in North Carolina

NC Child

- - 06/01/2022 Advocates, Early Education Professionals, Parents / Families, Public Policy Makers / State Leaders, Researchers
Audience

Advocates, Early Education Professionals, Parents / Families, Public Policy Makers / State Leaders, Researchers

Date

06/01/2022

A Holistic Approach to Ending Exclusionary Discipline for Young Learners report cover A Holistic Approach to Ending Exclusionary Discipline for Young Learners

The Children’s Equity Project at Arizona State University

- - 09/01/2022 Advocates, Early Education Professionals, Parents / Families, Public Policy Makers / State Leaders, Researchers
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A Holistic Approach to Ending Exclusionary Discipline for Young Learners

The Children’s Equity Project at Arizona State University

Audience

Advocates, Early Education Professionals, Parents / Families, Public Policy Makers / State Leaders, Researchers

Date

09/01/2022