to develop and evaluate the Math for Parents and Children Together (M-PACT) intervention

to develop a statistical portrait of Latino children’s early math and social-emotional skills, identify the factors that promote these skills, and communicate this knowledge to audiences who can use it to improve outcomes for Latino children

to investigate whether the addition of a family engagement component to an existing preschool mathematics intervention for low-income children will enhance children’s math learning outcomes

to educate state legislators and their staffs on the importance of investing in early learning and to explore policy options for doing so

to develop and implement a model teacher preparation program for early mathematics education.

for program and infrastructure development at the National Association for Family, School, and Community Engagement

for capacity building for the Franklin McKinley Children’s Initiative summer learning program

to National Journal Group for two early education convenings and two months of early education editorial coverage as part of The Next America demographic reporting series

to develop a database, policy briefs, and convene meetings around state-level policies to support children in Kindergarten through third grade

to support technical assistance on implementation of family engagement practices to federally-funded Early Head Start Child Care Partnership grantees in California

to support implementation of the Child Care Development Block Grant (CCDBG), for non-lobbying state advocacy on home visiting, and for a pooled fund to support state advocacy

to evaluate an early math text-messaging program for parents of preschoolers at three Bay Area sites

for the child care and early education program

to infuse early math into The Re(a)d Zone, a summer early literacy program

to convene a two-day statewide Home Visiting Summit in August 2016 for learning, skill building, and networking among home visiting professionals across California

to collect, analyze, and disseminate information and research findings about home visiting programs to improve policy and practice

to support convening and collaboration among several national home visiting models

to help support the longitudinal evaluation of a curriculum-based, math-focused intervention with intensive professional development for preschool teachers

for partial support of the Right Start Commission

for a two-day meeting highlighting and building on policy and practice recommendations relevant to young dual language learners’ (DLLs) STEM learning

for public education efforts around the importance of home visiting and for policy analysis and advocacy on the need to improve access to federal early childhood programs for children of immigrants

for the development and dissemination of the 2015 State of Preschool Yearbook and for general support for the National Institute for Early Education Research

to support a conference on early childhood education policy focused on children from birth to third grade

to evaluate the Family Engagement Impact Project

for support of the second year of a three-year evaluation of California’s transitional kindergarten program

to support family engagement activities through matching funds contingent upon the award of a federal Early Head Start Child Care Partnership grant

to support the development and dissemination of an updated parent guide for entering early elementary school

for EdSource Today, an online platform for education policy reporting and analysis, and for early childhood education-focused polls

to test the possibility of streamlining and simplifying child care subsidy administration in California and aligning it with early childhood education programs

to integrate support for early mathematics into a school-based family engagement early literacy intervention

to conduct a literature review to establish areas of focus for the Board on Children, Youth, and Families consensus study

to help support the implementation and evaluation of a kindergarten extracurricular math club program

to develop and pilot an early mathematics curriculum in two community college early learning/teacher preparation programs

to support family engagement activities through matching funds contingent upon the award of a federal Early Head Start Child Care Partnership grant

to develop and implement early math training support for Head Start teachers and family service workers, to increase their comfort and competence around early math, and enable them to effectively engage parents

for the planning phase of an incubation project that will spur innovations to support parents and informal caregivers in the first eight years of a child’s life

to support early childhood education policy and public education and advocacy work around the Local Control Funding Formula

for a demographic analysis of immigrant families in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties and a scan of the barriers to early care and education participation they may face

for a program review of the Bay Area Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Collaborative

to convene three regional technical assistance meetings for home visiting professionals across California

to test the effectiveness of number games targeted at improving both children’s symbolic and non-symbolic numerical magnitude knowledge

to support family engagement activities through matching funds contingent upon the award of a federal Early Head Start Child Care Partnership grant

to implement coordinated and evidence-based family engagement services for families of young children in the Alum Rock neighborhood of San Jose

to implement the National Association for Family, School and Community Engagement, a national family engagement member organization with an initial focus on birth to grade three

for general support, planning around home visiting, and technical assistance around Child Care Development Block Grant implementation

to create a Dual Language Learner Work Group within New America Foundation’s Early Education Initiative

to develop and test a teacher-partnered version of the GreatKids website, with a focus on serving parents of 3- to 5-year-old children

to support the Parents as Teachers 30th Anniversary event with the proceeds benefiting the Mildred Winter Scholarship Fund

for a mini-grant program designed to help preschool and K-3 teachers in low-income communities purchase mathematics-related curricula, materials, and professional development services

to develop and pilot an early math program for young children and their family, friend, and neighbor caregivers in an informal preschool setting