Children’s Institute leverages research, practice, policy, and advocacy to shift systems toward justice for families & young children.

Portland, OR
Joined March 2013
🔑Open the Door to Diversity-Focused Career Opportunities🔑 @MosaicMetier is your key to success! 💼 @Childinst is hiring! Join us today and unlock endless possibilities! 🚀 Apply now at: mosaicmetier.com/job/childre… #DiversityMatters #InclusiveOpportunities #CareerAdvancement
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🔑Open the Door to Diversity-Focused Career Opportunities🔑 @MosaicMetier is your key to success! 💼 @Childinst is hiring! Join us today and unlock endless possibilities! 🚀 Apply now at: mosaicmetier.com/job/childre… #DiversityMatters #InclusiveOpportunities #CareerAdvancement
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Great breakdown of where the #ORpol legislators left this legislative session from @Childinst: open.substack.com/pub/childr…
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“Over the last 25 years, nearly two in five Oregon 4th graders and one in five Oregon 8th graders have scored 'below basic' on [NAEP], meaning they struggle to read and understand simple words." @AlexBaumhardt @ORCapChronicle oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2… #SoR @ORDeptEd @ORDeptED_Colt
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Thank you to Rep. Ricki Ruiz for lifting your voice for children! Parents get it! 😉
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Waitlists for child care in Oregon are long, the cost is high and staff turnover is constant. Parents and providers are hoping lawmakers will do something about it this year. opb.org/article/2023/03/21/o…
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'What do child care and business growth have in common? Everything.' Very smart piece on why investing in the infrastructure of childcare is critical to meeting children's neurological needs as well as the nation's labor needs. thehill.com/opinion/congress…
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"Together with our federal partners, we could have a game-changing impact on regional economies and the families that live within them." --Kali Thorne Ladd, @Childinst on the Childcare Workforce and Facilities Act
'What do child care and business growth have in common? Everything.' Very smart piece on why investing in the infrastructure of childcare is critical to meeting children's neurological needs as well as the nation's labor needs. thehill.com/opinion/congress…
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To grow the economy more equitably, invest in early childhood, writes Kali Thorne Ladd @Childinst in @TheHillOpinion. thehill.com/opinion/congress…
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We owe future generations a society in which every child has the opportunity to reach their full potential. @firstfiveyears #EarlyChildhoodEducation #EarlyLearning #ChildCare ffyf.org/2023stateofthestate…
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THREAD: 2 DAYS LEFT TO WATCH THE RIGHT TO READ FOR NATIONAL READING MONTH. Due to popular demand, we have updated our virtual screening process to ensure as many people can see it as possible. You can now watch film directly on our website, here: therighttoreadfilm.org/watch…
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More OVBC data presented by @Childinst! Oregonians are concerned about the availability of quality child care, including how that impacts people's ability to provide for their families #ovbc #childrensinstitute #oregon #childcare
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The first 1000 days are the most important to a child's development — 90% of the brain is developed by age 3. However @UNESCO Global Education Monitoring report shows that access to #preschool is still dependent on wealth, even in high-income countries. youtube.com/watch?v=6ii8KZtL…
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𝐆𝐞𝐭 #𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲! ✨ Companies are looking for talented individuals to join their teams.🔍 @Childinst is hiring! If you're ready to take the next step in your #career, head to our website to learn more! 🎯 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐍𝐨𝐰!👇 mosaicmetier.com/job/childre… #work #job
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Join @YasminaNHSA @NatlHeadStart, @saramickel, Lois Kendrick, and @ZimCorey @Harvard to learn how climate change will impact early years systems. Register for the third listening session of the Early Years Climate Action Taskforce here: thisisplaneted.org/blog/earl… @capita_social
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If all children are given the opportunity to thrive in settings with caring, responsive adults, the returns to our society will be deep and long-lasting. Frank talk from @Hunt_Institute's @DanWuori:
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Join us on Monday for a look back at 2022's big wins in #earlychildhoodeducation with @Hunt_Institute + @4earlysuccess. Learn more + register here: bit.ly/3udXGKr
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Our grantee @Childinst is improving outcomes for Oregon’s children and shifting the state’s systems and policies toward #equity. See what its CEO Kali Thorne Ladd and Development Director Erica Mullen have to say about solutions for #ECE challenges: wkkf.co/iz3w
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Hot topic! Join #LearningTuesdays (11/15, 3pm ET) to explore how the well-being of students, teachers + parents relates to #learningrecovery with @GreaterGoodSC, @FPGInstitute, @KarenPittman, @MetroOmaha_RMtR, @UnitedWayGLV + @TLA_Moonshot. REGISTER ➡️ ow.ly/CkCO50Ly5P6
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"To describe my childhood as 'everyone knows everyone' would be an understatement. Our lives are intertwined from birth." romper.com/parenting/multige…