When Washington state first created its Early Learning and Development Benchmarks in 2005 to outline what children know and are able to do at different stages of their development, there was concern from a number of communities, particularly communities of color, that they weren’t represented in the process or the results.
Strengthen systems of care and learning for Native children by building capacity within Native early learning contexts to conduct community-based inquiry that will advance family and community engagement in designing culturally-grounded systems, interventions, and knowledge generation
Address racial and structural inequities for children of color by conducting community-based research with Black and Latinx communities across the nation to develop responsive policy priorities, report back to and mobilize communities, and shift narratives through community storytelling
“Empleen el dinero del modo en que crean conveniente, siempre y cuando promueva la salud, la felicidad y el bienestar de los niños.” - Will Keith Kellogg
