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CENTER NEWS

Frontiers of Innovation: an Update from Corey Zimmerman, Chief Program Officer

Corey reflects on more than a decade of collaborative innovation in early childhood and shares some exciting news about the release of a new resource based in this work: the IDEAS Impact Framework Toolkit.

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ONLINE TOOLKIT

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IDEAS Impact Framework Toolkit

A brand-new toolkit for innovators in the field of early childhood.

A free self-serve toolkit for innovators in the field of early childhood.

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HANDOUTS

Brain-Building Through Play: Activities for Infants, Toddlers and Children

The following handout series, developed with support from the LEGO Foundation, provides suggestions for games and play-based activities based on a child’s age. The activities for younger children are designed for adults to engage in with children. Activities for later ages allow the adults to step back, enabling children’s independence to blossom as they transition to playing more often with peers.

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INTERVIEW

Policy Perspectives: Q&A with Bill de Blasio

We sat down with Bill de Blasio, who served as mayor of New York City to discuss his work in early childhood education, current challenges and opportunities in the field, as well as how policies across a variety of domains—from green space to housing security—can be implemented to have a positive impact on children and families.

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WORKING PAPER

Place Matters: Introducing Working Paper 16

The new working paper from the National Scientific Council on the Developing Child explores the influence of the built and natural environments on child development and lifelong health.

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Reaching for Breakthroughs with Science-Based Innovation

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The science of early childhood is a source of new ideas that could be used to develop more effective policies & services focused on the early years of life.

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Using current best practices as a starting point, the Center works with a network of fellow change agents to design, implement, and evaluate innovative, science-based practice models that achieve transformational change for vulnerable children and families.

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Innovation does not happen in a vacuum. To bring about lasting, population-level change for children facing adversity, we must foster a movement of collective change.

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