THE CAMPBELL INSTITUTE

Early childhood equity collaborative: in january 2023, svp portland transferred fiscal sponsorship of the early childhood equity collaborative (ecec) to children's institute. The ecec is a coalition of community-based organizations providing culturally specific services and programs to children and families. Ci operates as the fiscal sponsor for the ecec in its efforts to increase investment in culturally specific organizations to provide early childhood programs and shift the public narrative to make equity a public priority in oregon's early education system.

Research and design: a tremendous amount of academic research and population data exists in the early childhood field, and ci plays a key role in synthesizing and disseminating information, translating complex information into concrete tools for policy- and decision makers, and illuminating promising practices to help craft program and policy solutions in the oregon context.ci engages with research in three ways: translate large-scale research and population census data in ways that influence policy and programs, evaluate ci's programs and initiatives, and apply research practices to shape advocacy and program design and implementation efforts. Some examples of how ci's research has shaped statewide efforts include: -on-going development and refinement of oregon's social-emotional health metric -development of the oregon kindergarten assessment-creation and advisement of state's early childhood special education inclusion preschool inclusion model -the programs and initiatives ci develops and implements ultimately serve as demonstration sites and learning laboratories. They are unique opportunities to develop partnerships, test strategies, embed early childhood practices into k-12 schools, engage with communities and families, and learn over time to better understand what works, what doesn't, and what opportunities lie ahead.-academic research and community needs assessments influence program development and the way in which ci pilots its work in communities around the state. Ci then learns from ongoing research evaluation efforts to improve our program initiatives and bring forward scalable practices and policy concepts at the state and national levels.