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The Early Childhood Parent Leadership Initiative, sponsored by the W.K. Kellog Foundation, is a joint venture between the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence and the University of Kentucky Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute.

The overall goal of the initiative is to link state, university, and community resources together to provide training, materials and policies for parents, early childhood professionals, and state and regional agency personnel that will increase family involvement in early care and education settings. The initiative is based on the premise that a parent's involvement in their child’s early care and education program can positively impact the child’s future success in school. To this end, the initiative is working to develop materials and programs that:

 

• Support training and assistance to parents so they can work effectively with their early care and education provider(s) to improve the overall quality of the early care and education setting and to support their child’s growth and development.

 

• Provide information to early care and education professionals at both the pre-service and in-service level to help them work collaboratively with parents and to increase their understanding of quality parent involvement activities and supports.

 

• Bring together regional and state administrators and training and technical assistance providers to develop and disseminate information and materials that can, 1) assist parents and early care and education professionals in working collaboratively, and 2) increase parent involvement activities and support in local programs.

 

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