1. Building relationships and partnerships in the early childhood arena while sharing the Prosper Lincoln early childhood agenda - Michelle Suarez has already met with over 100 representatives from more than 60 community organizations to share the Prosper Lincoln...
Local experts in the field of early childhood development recently met with more than 100 local leaders from businesses of all sizes, both national and entrepreneurial. Coordinated by Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, Prosper Lincoln and Dividends Nebraska, the...
Start at birth, coordinate services into comprehensive early childhood programs, and achieve greater economic and social gains. New research from Nobel Laureate economist James J. Heckman finds that comprehensive, birth-to-age-5 early childhood programs can produce...
Connecting the Prosper Lincoln Pillars As a long-time participant in Everett Elementary School's family literacy program, Rosa refined her English literacy skills and visited her children's classrooms to see how they were learning, so she could help them with...
Published 5/13/2016 Parents, child care providers and local communities across the state recognize the importance the early years play in determining success in school and later in life. In an effort to contain significant remediation expenditures in K-12 and other...
Published 1/20/2016 Ages 0-3 Early Childhood Home Visiting [DHHS Maternal and Child Health www.mchb.hrsa.gov/programs/homevisiting; DHHS Administration for Children & Families www.homvee.acf.hhs.gov; Zero to Three www.zerotothree.org; example: Every Child Succeeds...
“The highest rate of return in early childhood development comes from investing as early as possible, from birth through age five, in disadvantaged families. Starting at age three or four is too little too late, as it fails to recognize that skills beget skills in a...
Published 1/20/2016 Cognitive, linguistic, social-emotional and behavioral skills are conditioned by children’s learning environments, interactions and relationships before and after entry in the K-12 system. These skills are fundamentally interconnected and emerge in...
Published 1/20/2016 Early childhood education initiatives should start with the most at-risk children first. Early exposure to the physical, biological, and psychosocial environment has a profound impact on child development. Disparities become more established...
Part meeting, part celebration – the supporters of Read Aloud Lincoln were all smiles as they gathered in early September for an exciting announcement. After nearly 18 months of successful programming formed around the Prosper Lincoln focus on early childhood, the...