First 10 Summer Institutes: A Joint Professional Learning Example from York, PA
Each year, starting in 2021, Head Start teachers, community-based Pre-K teachers, district Pre-K and K teachers, and assorted administrators in York, PA, have come together in the summer for a 1-day joint professional learning experience. York’s First 10 Summer Institutes have been a great way for this community of educators to connect, build relationships, and…
Evaluation of the First 10 Pilot
An evaluation brief by the American Institutes for Research® (AIR®) shares findings from the first year of implementation in Michigan communities, including successes and challenges. The brief outlines the following successes: The First 10 Model Is Designed to Adapt to Local Context. First 10 Pilot Sites Addressed Barriers That Limit Families’ Access to School Readiness Services. Joint…
Strategies from Conestoga Valley
Each month, we bring together First 10 partners from across the U.S. to share best practices via First 10 Network Meetings. In October, we heard from the Conestoga Valley team from Lancaster, PA. Conestoga Valley partnered with First 10 in 2022. They offer a great example of a supportive, dynamic team implementing creative strategies to…
New Case Study: Building Systems that Work in East Providence, RI
First 10 brings together school districts, elementary schools, early childhood programs, and community agencies to build coherent systems of support for young children and their families. Although our First 10 communities share the same model, it comes together differently in each location. In this case study, we showcase an especially strong partnership between a school…
School-Connected Play & Learns
The First 10 Network launched in 2022 as a way to connect First 10 communities to one another so that they can learn about and build on each other’s innovations and adapt them to meet local needs. At our February network meeting, a panel of on-the-ground experts from the First 10 community—facilitators who lead play…
Campaign for Grade-Level Reading Webinar on First 10 Community Partnerships in Action
The Campaign for Grade-level Reading webinar, First 10 Community Partnerships in Action, was an opportunity to hear from communities about how they are implementing First 10 strategies to build cohesive supports for children, ages 0 to 10. The webinar opens with a helpful background from David Jacobson, describing the basis for First 10 work, the…
First 10 Highlights from Lancaster County, PA
In our September First 10 Network webinar, we learned about a great example of county—community collaboration on First 10. We heard from Amanda Burns and Meg May from the Community Action Partnership (CAP) of Lancaster County and Denise Logue from Cocalico School District about how they are implementing First 10 partnerships in Pennsylvania together. They…
The First 10 Network is Underway: Our First Community of Practice Webinar
A community of practice brings together people around a common interest to share best practices and create new actionable knowledge. We launched our community of practice with a webinar that brought together representatives from our six First 10 states to hear from two groups that are successfully building partnership systems to support young children. Our…