Below are resources for early childhood professionals and those serving the early childhood community.

“Transforming the Early Education Workforce: A Multimedia Guide” is a means to complement the 2015 National Academies report by including key takeaways, discussion questions, summaries, and quotes–as well as five newly produced videos showcasing professional learning programs around the country, and a collection of other videos and interactive tools.

“Primetime for Coaching: Improving Instructional Coaching in Early Childhood Education”  explains coaching and the design choices, summarizes its evidence, tracks policy trends and profiles approaches and models. The report features a profile of the Ounce of Prevention Fund Lead Learn Excel program.

State Pre-K Funding 2016-17 Fiscal Year: Trends and opportunities  This 50-State Review details state investments in pre-K funding by program for the 2016-17 fiscal year – including the percentage change over 2015-16, highlights state examples and includes opportunities for states under ESSA.