February 2019 Newsletter
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What We've Been Up To
Advocates Release Common Agenda to Improve Outcomes
for South Carolina’s Young Children
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Amanda McDougald Scott, Jamie Moon, Lisa Maronie
and Bryan Boroughs at SC Statehouse February 19, 2019
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Several of South Carolina’s leading children’s advocacy organizations took to the state capital on February 19 to hold a press conference announcing the 2019 Early Childhood Common Agenda. The Institute for Child Success,
Save the Children Action Network
, the
United Way Association of South Carolina
, and
Children’s Trust of South Carolina
urged state leaders to support working families and improve access to high-quality preschool and child care, to increase the reach of prevention services that keep children out of the child welfare system, and more.
The Early Childhood Common Agenda was created in partnership with dozens of partner organizations who provide expertise and support for the agenda. Lieutenant Governor Pamela Evette, Representative Rita Allison (C
hairlady of House Education and Public Works Committee), and Senator Scott Talley spoke in support of the agenda, which outlines straightforward practices, including several specific policy recommendations for the General Assembly to adopt.
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Jamie Moon, President of the Institute for Child Success, informed the audience, “Momentum continues to grow to support our state’s youngest children, but the American Dream is not yet a reality for far too many of our youngest children. We are very excited to promote these sensible solutions that leaders from all political perspectives can support.”
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Sorenson Impact Winter Innovation Summit
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Upper left:
Institute for Child Success President, Jamie Moon and Jeff Schoenberg catch up. Bottom left: ICS Vice President,
Bryan Boroughs joins the conversation. Bottom right: Jamie Moon; ICS Director of Innovation and Inclusion, Mary Garvey and Bryan Boroughs.
Sorenson's Winter Innovation Summit took place in Salt Lake City, Utah from February 6 through 8. ICS Vice President Bryan Boroughs served as a speaker, discussing, "The Promise of SIPPRA and Opportunities for Cross-Sector Initiatives."
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Nurturing Developing Minds
2019 Conference and
Research & Implementation Symposium
Creating Environments in Which Children and Families Can Flourish
Thursday, February 28 &
Friday, March 1
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The Institute for Child Success is partnering with Prisma Health
Children’s Hospital -
Upstate to convene the
Early Childhood Research and Implementation Symposium
in conjunction with the Nurturing Developing Minds conference. NDM, a professional development conference that attracts a wide array of professional participants
, will take place Thursday, February 28
and Friday, March 1 in Greenville, South Carolina.
The
agenda
features an array of national and regional experts on child health and well-being. ICS staff and fellows will present on several projects.
Registration is now closed, but to inquire about waitlist space, please contact
Megan Carolan
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Value of Play: Play for Life Annual Conference Features ICS Senior Fellows
The
US Play Coalition
is hosting its annual conference at
Clemson University
March 31 through April 3. Participants from across the country include leading play researchers, park and recreation professionals, educators, health scientists, architects, landscape architects, designers, planners, business and community leaders, psychologists, physicians and parents. They will explore play across lifespan and address universal issues of health, education, access, equity, inclusion, design, and more.
Institute for Child Success Senior Fellows Dee Stegelin and Mary MacKenzie will present a session titled "Play and Education from a Global Perspective" during a half-day Play Institute on Sunday, March 31. Dr. Tracey Hunter-Doniger and Dr. Heather Von Bank will also contribute to the session with an emphasis on international approaches to play.
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Women’s Rights and Empowerment Network (WREN)
Annual Statewide Summit
Monday, April 1, 2019
Columbia Museum of Art in South Carolina
The summit includes lunch, networking breaks, and exhibits from or that honor female artists and leaders. Conversation topics range from childcare accessibility to dismantling structures of economic discrimination, and supporting women of color in the workforce. The event tops off with a keynote conversation with A'ja Wilson and Roshanda E. Pratt.
ICS Research Associate, Amanda McDougald Scott, will serve as a panelist.
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Director of Policy Research, Megan Carolan, recently released a blog on multigenerational housing in the U.S.
Discover how extended-family living arrangements benefit families in all walks of life - making it easier to care for relatives, typically providing financial relief to at least one member, and strengthening family bonds. Learn about challenges that come with multigenerational living, such as consistently applying rules regarding parenting philosophies, health, and safety; putting a non-parent in charge (think school pick-ups and doctor's visits); and risking eligibility to receive government benefits. Also, find out what some large cities are doing to address families' unique needs, from "granny pods," to co-housing communities.
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New Brief: Childhood, Unplugged: Overcoming Barriers to Outdoor Learning and Hands-On Play
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This
brief
builds upon our takeaways from the recent
Childhood, Unplugged
event in Denver. It is co-authored by Megan Carolan, mother of a high-energy, rough-and-tumble toddler who must maneuver obstacles to outdoor play, and Mary MacKenzie, ICS' UK-based senior fellow and staff “Mary Poppins,” who brings a wealth of knowledge from her years of working with early childhood programs across the pond.
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ICS is intentionally making this paper accessible to a wide variety of stakeholders. In it, we summarize the research regarding the importance of outdoor learning, then go through a series of “troubleshooting” case studies, posing a common challenge to outdoor learning (such as how a family can ensure their child has a space to play when they have no backyard, and their neighborhood has no playgrounds in walking distance) and addressing it from the perspective of program, parents, policymakers, and communities.
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SC Data Book Release Date Set
The ICS-produced
South Carolina Early Childhood Annual Data Report 2019
is scheduled to be released Thursday, March 7. It is a catalog of readily accessible information in the public domain for use by anyone (citizens, parents, service providers, public officials, foundations, and others) with an interest in early childhood indicators of family environment, physical health, emotional well-being and cognitive development.
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SC Senate Finance Committee Votes Yes on Pay For Success Bill
The Senate Finance Committee voted unanimously in favor of S. 318 (SC Pay for Success Performance Accountability Act), which would support Pay for Success projects across the state.
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ICS and Riley Institute Deliver Advocacy & Policy Presentation
ICS Research Associate, Amanda McDougald Scott (left) and Cathy Stevens of the Riley Institute recently made an Advocacy & Policy presentation to members of the
Community Advisory Council of
Prisma Health Children’s Hospital - Upstate.
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ICS works in South Carolina and beyond on behalf of children from prenatal to age 8. Help support our research and advocacy with a contribution.
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The Institute for Child Success is
Founded and Fueled by:
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The Institute for Child Success is fueled by the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation, the Mary Black Foundation, and BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina, an independent licensee of the BlueCross and BlueShield Association.
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