Introducing the SproutFive Center for Early Childhood Innovation
The SproutFive Center for Early Childhood Innovation is an open-access research center focused on developing, evaluating, and refining best practices in early childhood education to close equity and access gaps for young children and their families. Through collaboration with South Side Early Learning’s classroom-based programs, The Center’s research explores topics pertaining to the early childhood workforce, child well-being, and 21st-century classroom practices.
White papers and publications
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The Impact of a Language-Based Intervention with Individualized Coaching in Early Childhood Education Classrooms
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Live-learn: The Powerful Combination of Affordable Housing and Affordable High-Quality Early Childhood Education
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Food Insecurity in a Nationally Representative Sample of Child Care Workers
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Mending The Glass: Why Early Childhood Policy Should Support Early Childhood Educators
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One-Dollar Rent: An Innovative Policy Solution for Nonprofit Organizations
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Ohio Budget Should Focus on Quality and Compensation
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Designing and Piloting a Soccer- Based Emergent Literacy Curriculum
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Combating Childhood Trauma Through Policy and Action
Upcoming Events
Tuesday April 18th 2023 • 4:30 pm
Columbus Metropolitan Library - Auditorium, 96 South Grant Avenue, Columbus, OH
Center for Early Childhood Innovation Speaker Series: Featuring Dr. Kathleen M. Rudasill
"The Elephant in the Early Childhood Classroom: Systemic Racism and It’s Impact on Early Education"
Kathleen M. Rudasill
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Education
Senior Associate Dean For Research And Faculty Affairs
In this talk, Dr. Rudasill will describe some of the effects of systemic racism on children in classrooms in the United States, define cultural synchrony and critical race theory, and provide examples of how cultural synchrony and critical race theory may apply in early childhood classrooms. Further, Dr. Rudasill will outline ways that they may be able to increase awareness of the impact of systemic racism in early childhood classrooms.
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