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Early Childhood Policy Makers

Governor

• Office of Governor

• House of Representatives
• Senate
• Staff Directory

• Bill Tracker - Track bills proposed and their progress through the chambers of the NC Legislature
• How a Law is Made
• Library – Legislative

• Division Contact Information
• NC Child Care Commission

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Education Groups

North Carolina

• Child Care Coalition Action Center
• Covenant with North Carolina’s Children

• Alliance for Justice
• Child Care Aware America (was NACCRRA)
• Child Care Law Center (CCLC)
• Children’s Defense Fund
• CLASP
• Moms Rising
• National After School Association (NAA)
• National Association for Family Child Care (NAFCC)National Association for the Education of Young Children
• National Black Child Development Institute
• National Women’s Law Center
• Spark Action

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Education Tools

• Child Care in North Carolina – State Fact Sheet
• Child Care in NC Fact Sheets by Region
• Early Care and Education Workforce Fact Sheets (by NC Region)
• Who’s Missing at the Table
• First 2,000 Days
• Working in Early Care and Education in North Carolina Workforce Study
• Three Things You Can Do to Support Children After the Election
• A research overview of impacting child outcomes & program quality (YouTube)
• A Dozen Ways to Advocate for Young Children and Families
• Benefits of Early Childhood Education: Thirty Years Later
• Business & Industry-Mobilizing Business Champions For Children: A Guide For Advocates
• Convention on the Rights of the Child
• Docs for Tots
• Grandparents And Family Members Caring For Children – Fact Sheets
• Ounce of Prevention Advocacy Toolkit
• Parents/Families with Children with Special Needs
• Parent Advocacy Network – Steps to Creating (NACCRRA)
• Zero to Three

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Early Childhood Workforce Professional Development Resources

• At the Fulcrum (national workforce)
• Benefits (EEC)
• Busting the Myths
• Career Guide
• Certification (EEC)
• CEUs
• Compensation
• Education Reqs & Comps
• Ethical Codes of Conduct
• Professional Development Plans
• Salary Schedule
• Salary Supplements (WAGE$)
• Sample Salary Schedule

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Going Viral

Organizations across the nation have developed short video and audio clips to make the case and share the importance of investing in young children and the need for an educated, compensated workforce.

• MO
• MT
• NC 
• OH
• PA
• VA
• Ounce of Prevention (See Preparing the NExt Generation)
• T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood(R)
• The Economic Case for Investing in Early Childhood Education (Dr. James Heckman)

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Why Your Work Matters to Young Children

• 10 Ways I Make a Difference for Young Children (posters) – (78 KB PDF file | Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader – Download Now
• 10 Ways I Make a Difference for Young Children (notecards) 
• 9 Ways to Support Teachers in Making a Difference for Young Children
• 18 Ways to Educate & Engage Your Community & State Leaders
• Key Resources for Educating & Engaging your Community & State Leaders
• IMD Facebook banner
• IMD sticker or button EPS File
• Sample letters to community & state leaders
• Join the IMD conversation on Facebook!

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Why Quality Matters to Young Children

A quality early care and education and school age workforce matters.

For Children

• Impact of Staff Education and Training on Program Quality (resources)
• Research summary about Professional Development(Early Childhood Professional Development: How it Matters to Child Care Quality- research summary)
• Improving Early Childhood Quality with Professional Development
• Impact of professional development on children with special needs
• Teacher Development as Key to PreK Quality

For Women

• Quality of Care Matters for Low-Income Women

For Our State, Business and Industry

• Economic impact of child care in North Carolina
• Business & Early Childhood – US Chamber of Commerce report on Why Business Should Support Early Childhood
• Washington Post Series on Early Childhood Issues