Within the broader context of national efforts to address social inequities through improved early care and education program quality and professionalization, the center is pursuing three interrelated strands focused on implementation of efforts to:
- Professionalize Early Care and Education (Birth to Age 5), with a particular focus on teaching and caring within the confluence of race, culture, language, dis/ability, gender, sexuality, and social class
- Create Restorative Early Care and Education Systems, ones that are trauma-informed and, therefore, affirming of intersecting racial, cultural, linguistic, dis/ability, gender, sexual, and social class identities
- Engage with Families and Communities in Culturally, Historically, and Linguistically Responsive and Sustaining Ways
The overall purpose of this agenda is to use data to engage with educators, policymakers, and families in reflection and dialogue about needed practice and policy changes.