PLI / Early Childhood Parent Leadership Initiative
Project Description:
The Early Childhood Parent Leadership Initiative, sponsored by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, is a joint venture between the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence and the University of Kentucky Interdisciplinary Human Development Institute. The project is designed to facilitate the involvement of parents with their children in early care and education settings and to build an infrastructure of early childhood professionals who can work collaboratively with parents to support positive child outcomes.
The initial funding of the project is geared towards research and planning to build a foundation of support for development and implementation of a parent leadership training program. The overall goal of the project is to link state, university, and community resources together to provide training, materials and policies for three groups: parents, early childhood professionals, and state and regional agency personnel. The overall premise of the program is based on an understanding that a parent's involvement in their child?s early care and education program can positively impact the child?s future success in school. Therefore, the program will include:
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.
To 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.
Keyword(s):
parent leadership, early childhood program quality, standards
Core Function(s):
Training Trainees, Performing Research or Evaluation
Area of Emphasis
Education & Early Intervention, Child Care-Related Activities, Other - Leadership
Target Audience:
Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Geographic Areas, Rural/Remote, Urban
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
State
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
