Improving Quality in California's Early Childhood Education System

Don’t miss the Learning Policy Institute, The Opportunity Institute, New America, Educare California at Silicon Valley & Early Learning Lab as they present new research briefs to inform the policy conversation on California’s Early Education System, with responses from policy makers and practitioners.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

David Plank, Executive Director of PACE
Deborah Kong, President of Early Edge California
Meera Mani, Director of Children, Families and Communities Program of The David and Lucile Packard Foundation

Essential Quality Elements – Recent Research Publications

Marjorie Wechsler, Principal and Research Manager of Learning Policy Institute

Abbie Lieberman, Policy Analyst of New America

Lisa Kaufman, Executive Director of Educare Silicon Valley

Chris Sciarrino, Director of Workforce and Professional Development of Early Learning Lab

Carla Bryant, Chief of Early Education of San Francisco Unified School District

Quality Improvement in California

Sarah Crow, Vice President of Policy and Evaluation - Opportunity Institute

Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer OF First 5 Santa Clara County

Celia C. Ayala, Chief Executive Officer of Los Angeles Universal Preschool

Camille Maben, Executive Director of First 5 California

Deanna Mathies, Director of Early Learning of Fresno Unified School District

The conference is co-sponsored by Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) and Early Edge California

Don’t miss the Learning Policy Institute, The Opportunity Institute, New America, Educare California at Silicon Valley & Early Learning Lab as they present new research briefs to inform the policy conversation on California’s Early Education System, with responses from policy makers and practitioners.