Draft Resources(9/30/25)

Draft Resources(9/30/25)

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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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Our Journey North Carolina is home to five promising models for eliminating preschool suspensions, expulsions, and exclusions

Katie Dukes, EdNC

Case Study - 10/01/2022 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

10/01/2022

Type

Case Study

Centering Black Families: Equitable Discipline Through Improved Data Policies in Child Care report cover Centering Black Families: Equitable Discipline through Improved Data Policies in Child Care

Tiffany Ferrette, Alycia Hardy and Alyssa Fortner, The Center for Law  and Social Policy

- - 02/01/2023 Advocates, Early Education Professionals, Parents / Families, Researchers
Resources
Centering Black Families: Equitable Discipline through Improved Data Policies in Child Care

Tiffany Ferrette, Alycia Hardy and Alyssa Fortner, The Center for Law  and Social Policy

Audience

Advocates, Early Education Professionals, Parents / Families, Researchers

Date

02/01/2023

Facing a Broken System: Addressing Suspensions and Expulsions of Young Black Children in South Carolina Facing a Broken System: Addressing Suspensions and Expulsions of Young Black Children in South Carolina

The Beloved Early Education and Care (BEE) Collective

- Social - Emotional Support, Teacher - Child Interactions 07/01/2024 Advocates, Public Policy Makers / State Leaders, Researchers
Audience

Advocates, Public Policy Makers / State Leaders, Researchers

Date

07/01/2024

Category

Social - Emotional Support, Teacher - Child Interactions

North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten (NC Pre-K) Program Requirements and Guidance report cover North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten (NC Pre-K) Program Requirements and Guidance

NC Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education

Website Link Policies 08/01/2024 Advocates, Early Education Professionals, Parents / Families, Public Policy Makers / State Leaders, Researchers
Resources
North Carolina Pre-Kindergarten (NC Pre-K) Program Requirements and Guidance

NC Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Child Development and Early Education

Audience

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

Date

08/01/2024

Category

Policies

Type

Website Link

NC Preschool Exclusionary Discipline Pilot Study Report 10-11-2024

School of Social Work, UNC Jordan Institute for Families

Website Link NC Preschool Exclusionary Discipline Pilot Study Report, Policies 10/11/2024 Advocates, Early Education Professionals, Program Leaders, Researchers
Resources
NC Preschool Exclusionary Discipline Pilot Study Report 10-11-2024

School of Social Work, UNC Jordan Institute for Families

Audience

Advocates, Early Education Professionals, Program Leaders, Researchers

Date

10/11/2024

Category

NC Preschool Exclusionary Discipline Pilot Study Report, Policies

Type

Website Link

Zaretta Hammond: 6 Ways to Uphold Culturally Responsive Teaching

EdWeek

Website Link Curriculum Development, Curriculum Materials 02/28/2025 Early Education Professionals, Program Leaders, Trainers / Coaches
Audience

Early Education Professionals, Program Leaders, Trainers / Coaches

Date

02/28/2025

Category

Curriculum Development, Curriculum Materials

Type

Website Link

Critical Language Awareness for World Language Education: What, Why, and How
Video - 11/08/2025 -
Date

11/08/2025

Type

Video