As Executive Director of the Early Childhood Data Collaborative, Carlise King is responsible for leading a national survey of states’ early care and education data systems and providing research, policy analysis and technical assistance across Child Trends’ early childhood development projects to support the development, implementation, and use of early childhood data systems. Prior to working at Child Trends, Carlise served as the Research Director for the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network. She has over 12 years of experience conducting research on early childhood issues and examining the impact of state and federal policies on parents’ access to child care services, licensed child care supply, child care costs, and the child care workforce.
4. Advancing
Early
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Education
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and Mapping
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About Child Trends Inc.
Carlise King
Child Trends Research Areas:
• Child Poverty
• Child Welfare
• Early Child Development
• Education
• Fatherhood and Parenting
• Hispanic Children and Youth
• Indicators of Child Well-being
• Marriage and Family
• Positive Youth Development
• Teen Sex and Pregnancy
Child Trends is a
nonprofit, nonpartisan
research center that
improves the lives and
prospects of children
and youth by conducting
high-quality research
and sharing the resulting
knowledge with
practitioners and
policymakers.
7. Advancing
Early
Childhood
Education
through Data
and Mapping
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Do states have enough data to inform policy?
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Carlise King
Child Trends
Key Early Childhood Policy Questions:
• Are children, birth to age five, on track to succeed at school entry
and beyond?
•Which children have access to high quality early care and
education programs?
•Is the quality of programs improving over time?
•What are the characteristics of effective programs?
•How prepared is the workforce to provide effective education and
care for all children?
•What policies and investments lead to a skilled and stable early
childhood workforce?