Early Childhood Advisory Council Focus Groups

2305 North Charles Street,Baltimore MD 21218

28 July, 2021

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We would like to hear from you! Family League is looking to conduct a series of focus groups with parents and caregivers families to improve Early Childhood Education across Baltimore. We are excited to learn and hear from you. Attendees will receive a small stipend for participating. --- Family League of Baltimore serves as a co-lead – along with Baltimore City Public Schools and the Baltimore City Child Care Coalition – for the School Readiness Coalition which now serves as the city’s Early Childhood Advisory Council (ECAC). As the ECAC, the coalition is recognized by the Maryland State Department of Education as the single early childhood body in the city that is responsible for conducting regular needs assessments of the quality and availability of early childhood programs, increasing participation in existing programs, and understanding the reasons participation may be low, and leading local family engagement efforts. The ECAC also serves as the school readiness arm for B’more for Healthy Babies (BHB) and is responsible for leading work in two of BHB’s priority areas: parenting and social-emotional development. Family League of Baltimore (Family League) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that has served as the designated Local Management Board for the City of Baltimore since 1991. Family League works collaboratively to support data-informed, community-driven solutions that align resources to dismantle the systemic barriers which limit the possibilities for children, families, and communities. Stewardship, performance, trust, respect, innovation, and equity are the core values that guide this work. Powered by and in partnership with community, we will address inequities in education, health, and economic opportunity through an anti-racist lens to ensure that positive outcomes can be a reality for all Baltimoreans. In Fiscal Year 2020, Family League invested more than $14.8 million in 77 funded partners, benefitting more than 25,000 children, youth, and adults in Baltimore.