Prenatal to Age Three Learning Collaborative
January 7-9, 2019 | New Orleans, Louisiana
NGA Center Education Division hosted its Integrating and Advancing State Prenatal to Age Three Policies Learning Collaborative in New Orleans, Louisiana. The event brought together national experts and representatives from 15 states to discuss issues and challenges in the area of prenatal to age three policies. The sessions highlighted innovative models for a comprehensive prenatal to age three policy agenda, systems of prevention, home visiting, quality infant toddler child care, data sharing and quality and financing models. The learning collaborative provided the opportunity for a diverse group of state leaders to learn from one another about existing efforts to align and coordinate supports and services for infants, toddlers and their families.
Agenda | Participant List | Survey | Resources
Presentations: Tuesday Morning, January 8th | Tuesday Afternoon, January 8th | Wednesday January 9th
Day 1: Monday, January 7, 2019
Keynote Address
Speaker:
- Vanessa Nelson, family voice from the field
Opening and Dinner
Speaker:
- Melanie Bronfin, Executive Director, Louisiana Policy Institute
Day 2: Tuesday, January 8, 2019
Keynote Address
Speaker:
- Dr. Myra Jones-Taylor, Chief Policy Officer, ZERO TO THREE
Welcome and Overview: Considerations for a Comprehensive Prenatal to Age Three System
Speaker:
- Dr. Beth Caron, Program Director, NGA Center
Session I: Inviting Legislators into Building and Promoting a Prenatal to Age Three Framework
Speaker:
- Julie Poppe, Program Manager, National Conference of State Legislatures
Session II: Building Strong Foundations: A Policy Framework for Infants, Toddlers, and Families from Zero to Three Framework
Speaker:
- Barbara Gebhard, Assistant Director of Public Policy, ZERO TO THREE
Break
Session III: Principles for Improving Outcomes for Children and Families
Speakers:
- Corey Zimmerman, Director of Policy and Scaling Strategies, Harvard Center on the Developing Child
- Susan Crowley, Senior Director, Program Services, Harvard Center on the Developing Child
Lunch
Session IV: Using Data to Improve Coordination in Prenatal to Age Three Systems
Speaker:
- Carlise King, Executive Director of the Early Childhood Data Collaborative, Child Trends
Session V: Building Bridges Across Health, Human Services and Early Education
Speakers:
- Elisabeth Burak, Senior Fellow, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families
- Amanda Innes, Senior Policy Analyst, Health Resources and Services Administration
- Kate Gallagher, Director of Research and Evaluation, Buffett Early Childhood Institute, University of Nebraska
Break
Session VI: State Example: Mississippi
Speaker:
- Laurie Smith, Senior Policy Advisor, Education and Workforce, Office of Governor Phil Bryant
Session VI: Deep Dive with Experts Session
Speakers:
- Education: Kate Gallagher, Director of Research and Evaluation, Buffett Early Childhood Institute, University of Nebraska
- Health: Elisabeth Burak, Senior Fellow, Georgetown University Center for Children and Families
- Home Visiting: Amanda Innes, Senior Policy Analyst, Health Resources and Services Administration
- Data: Carlise King, Executive Director of the Early Childhood Data Collaborative, Child Trends
- Mississippi Example: Laurie Smith, Senior Policy Advisor, Education and Workforce, Office of Governor Phil Bryant
- Harvard Model: Susan Crowley, Senior Director, Program Services, Harvard Center on the Developing Child
Session VI: Deep Dive with Experts Session
Speaker:
- Brandy Jones Pritzker, State Program Manager, Pritzker Children’s Initiative
Housekeeping and Wrap-Up from the Day
Speaker:
- Dr. Beth Caron, Program Director, NGA Center
Day 3: Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Opening
Speaker:
- Dr. Beth Caron, Program Director, NGA Center
Session VII: Minnesota’s Prenatal to Age Three Framework
Speaker:
- Megan Waltz, Prenatal to Age Three Policy and Systems Advisor, Minnesota Department of Health
Session VIII: Zero to Three Case Studies
Speaker:
- Barbara Gebhard, Assistant Director of Public Policy, ZERO TO THREE
Break
Session IX: Sustainability Discussion: Cross-State Table Conversations Using Tools to Address Policy Levers and Goals
Final Team Planning and Sharing of Next Steps
Lunch and Adjournment
