Researchers:
Make real-world impact and access key resources
- Meet and collaborate with research peers across sectors, organizations, and institutions.
- Partner with city and community leaders, families, and providers to conduct meaningful and useful research.
- Find and use existing early childhood data.
- Learn about questions that matter to the Chicago early childhood community.
- Get support to start or expand a Chicago-focused early childhood research project.
This work is invaluable in fostering information and action at a hyperlocal level. By focusing on our city, our teachers, our families, and our children, we can ensure that early childhood policies and practices are responsive and equitable. This initiative empowers local stakeholders with the tools and knowledge needed to create meaningful change within our communities.
Kate Connor
Truman College, City Colleges of Chicago
Being in a room with colleagues who grasp the specifics of early childhood research in Chicago is invaluable. It’s unique to have a space where we can collaborate across various organizations and disciplines. EC*REACH fosters meaningful exchange, igniting greater collective impact.
Alison Baulos
Executive Director of the Center for the Economics of Human Development, The University of Chicago
The innovative work of EC*REACH – bringing great minds together to advance research, practice, and policy in early childhood – promises impact in Chicago and beyond.
Bela Moté
President and Chief Executive Officer, Carole Robertson Center for Learning
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