The Collective’s Winter Quarterly Meeting
The Collective held its final quarterly meeting on Wednesday December 13, 2023. It was wonderful to have so many of our local early childhood collaborative (LECC) partners gather together to socialize and meet in person with folks they hadn't seen
Connecticut’s Parents Connecting for Change
Connecticut Parents Connecting for Change was held this past Saturday, December 9, 2023 at the CT Convention Center. It was an inspiring and motivating celebration of the POWER that parents have individually and even more so when they knock down
The CT Office of Early Childhood’s Blue Ribbon Panel Report
"On December 8, 2023, the final report was submitted to the Governor’s office. Read the report now. The culmination of over a year of work, the Report incorporates extensive feedback from Blue Ribbon workgroups, national and local experts, Panel members, and
Our Collective Wisdom Series!
On September 20, 2023 we began the first in our new series, Our Collective Wisdom. We have chosen this year to highlight the good-works of our local early childhood collaboratives (LECCs), through our Collective Spotlight series. With Our Collective Wisdom
A Collective Spotlight on Wethersfield
The Connecticut Children’s Collective, partners with local early childhood collaboratives from across the state that are doing amazing, innovative, system-changing work. In 2023 we started a new series, the Collective Spotlight. We will talk with directors, staff, parents, and community
Check Out the Office of Early Childhood’s July Pyramid Page!
"We all experience fear from time to time. However, children and adults experience the world differently, so it is not uncommon for children to be afraid of things that don’t make sense to the adults in their lives. You can
The Office of Early Childhood’s June Pyramid Page
An important skill for successful social interaction is being able to resolve conflicts. When teachers and parents nurture the development of conflict resolution skills, they are providing young children with the ability to resolve situations before they spin out of
The Office of Early Childhood’s March Pyramid Pages!
Raising children can be a scenic journey through peaks and valleys… the peaks may be joyful, but those valleys can be challenging… especially when children do not follow directions given to them. In the March Pyramid Pages, learn how to
Connecticut Bikers Against Child Abuse (B.A.C.A.)
You never know what your day will bring. One particular day I had a Zoom call with a woman named Tigger, she wanted to share with me how her organization, Bikers Against Child Abuse, or B.A.C.A., helps children who have
The CT Children’s Collective: Building a Strong Local-State Early Childhood System ~ 2022 Data Report
We at the Connecticut Network for Children and Youth are very excited to be releasing our first data report for our initiative the Connecticut Children's Collective. The Connecticut Children’s Collective is a network of local partnerships creating positive outcomes for