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During the Maine First 10 Summer Institute, Partnership teams had the opportunity to share brief video highlights of the First 10 activities in their communities. Each video showed the ways in which communities have adapted and implemented First 10 activities. In this blog post, we highlight two videos that offer...

Throughout the summer, the First 10 team has been visiting communities for annual Summer Institutes. These Summer Institutes provide opportunities for First 10 Partnerships to come together for professional learning and intentional planning for the...

Screen with First 10 Maine Summer Celebrations written on it.

This article was originally posted on edc.org. Education Development Center (EDC) has been awarded $1.6 million from the Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education to support 17 Alabama communities in using EDC’s effective First 10...

Two little girls smiling at the camera.

Home-based childcare programs are an important part of the mixed-delivery early childhood education system. Outside of parental care, home-based, also known as family childcare, is the most commonly used primary care arrangement. Partnering with home-based...

A meeting in a school room of educators.

The last First 10 Network Meeting of the 2024-2025 school was held in May. This session focused on sharing fresh ideas and practical materials to help First 10 Partnerships engage with families and support young...

Little Black girl playing in a sandbox.

Our March First 10 Network Meeting showcased the early math work being done through the York First 10 Partnership and EDC’s Young Mathematicians (YM). YM has more than 55 games that are a fun, developmentally...

A young boy matching colored tiles to a papaer that has tiles printed in a design.

At our February First 10 Network meeting we were joined by Isabelle Hau, executive director of the Stanford Accelerator of Learning and Lisa Luceno, senior director of Early Childhood Strategy at Briya Public Charter School....

Image of an adult talking to a child about their project.