Start Early

Start early's home visiting and doula network annually reaches approximately 1,360 historically underserved young children, pregnant women, and their families through a statewide network of home visiting and doula services. the home visiting and doula network conducts specialized training and technical assistance to 170 early childhood professionals working for 24 community agencies across chicago and throughout illinois.

The educare learning network (eln) extends the impact of start early's extensive early childhood knowledge and expertise to states across the country through consultation and technical assistance in program, public policy and systems work; research and evaluation; organizational capacity building; and philanthropic engagement strategies. eln serves as the national coordinating office (nco) for a multi-state network of educare schools across the country; that provides and promotes high-quality, transformative early learning experiences for children; birth to five; and their families from historically under-resourced communities. the educare nco and its partnership educare schools share expertise with local and national educators, researchers and policymakers so they can elevate quality strengthening early childhood. start early partners with educare network schools to support the responsible use of private philanthropic investments. through collaborative planning, reporting and communication. we work to align resources with shared goals and grant commitments fostering transparency and continuous learning across the network. one avenue for sharinge this expertise is through the essential practices of educare professional development and learning opportunities. this professional development series provides practical instruction to help center- and school-based program leaders, teachers and family engagement staff to focus their time and resources on cross-cutting practices that drive improvements at the individual child, classroom, family and program levels. start early's national policy teams provide consulting, advising, and education services to community, state, and federal leaders. with decades of experience in policy, programs, and research, we support systems leaders and engage families and providers to build high-quality early childhood systems that reach children and families nationwide.

Professional learning network & washington state: our professional learning network designs and delivers professional learning services and program supportsthrough training, technical assistance (ta) and coachingfor more than 350 home visiting and center-based programs across illinois representing multiple evidence-based models and funding sources.