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SRI Education @srieducation.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Can video observations provide the same insights as in-person classroom visits? Our study found they can, offering a scalable, cost-effective way to support early educators. Learn more: bit.ly/447CF76 @grindato.bsky.social @nancykperez.bsky.social @gullnar.bsky.social @anniepartika.bsky.social

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Todd Grindal @grindato.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Research focused on critical problems & delivering actionable results isn’t rare. This is what colleagues across the country are doing with support from federal research funds. These projects help create stronger communities and better experiences for kids. It is definitely not waste. [8/🧵]

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Todd Grindal @grindato.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

We’re now collaborating with government, non-profit and faith-based groups to develop & test low- or no-cost strategies to help foster parents find the care they need. (More to come on the results of those collaborations soon) [7/🧵]

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Early Care and Education Is an Essential Component of the Foster Care System: A View From Arkansas - SRI

This brief presents findings from a foster parent survey about the impact of ECE on their ability to accept new foster placements and the challenges they face in searching for ECE.

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Todd Grindal @grindato.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

To help foster families better access care, we needed to understand what matters most for them in their child care decision-making. They told us they prioritize: ✅ Full-day care ✅ Convenient location ✅ Trauma-informed staff [6/🧵]

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Todd Grindal @grindato.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Foster families told us that they needed help in the child care search process. Most said that rely on their own time, effort, and community networks—formal supports that are intended to help just aren’t reaching them. [5/🧵]

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Todd Grindal @grindato.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

We learned that high-quality child care represents essential infrastructure for the foster care system. One illustrative finding was that more than a third of surveyed foster families said they’d declined placements—even when they had room in their home—because they couldn’t find child care. [4/🧵]

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Todd Grindal @grindato.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Our team has collaborated for several years with state agency leaders in Arkansas who are deeply committed to improving outcomes for young children. Working together, we’re generating insights and strategies to help families and childcare providers improve children's early experiences [2/🧵]

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Early Care and Education Is an Essential Component of the Foster Care System: A View From Arkansas - SRI

This brief presents findings from a foster parent survey about the impact of ECE on their ability to accept new foster placements and the challenges they face in searching for ECE.

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Todd Grindal @grindato.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Several recent discussions of federally funded research raised questions about its value. The message from some people—sometimes overt, sometimes implied—is that it’s “waste.” This thread provides one example of how research projects are addressing real problems for children and families. [1/🧵]

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Todd Grindal @grindato.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

hi 👋 new to bluesky. I really enjoyed twitter before it got weird. . looking forward to connecting with and learning from folks here.

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Erica Greenberg @ericahgreenberg.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

This week, the #DC school lottery will match thousands of families with their first public school. But there is more than one path to enrollment bliss--especially in #pre-k. Check out our new brief on Pathways to Pre-K for more. www.urban.org/research/pub... @justinbdoromal.bsky.social #EduSkyECEC

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Pathways to Pre-K

In this brief, we map out families’ experiences across application and enrollment to illustrate how families come to enroll, or not enroll, in Pre-K3, DC’s public prekindergarten program for 3-year-ol...

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