Early Matters Dallas

The Early Matters coalition was proud to testify before last week's Texas Early Learning Council meeting in support of "data systems that enable more young children to thrive" as they develop a Strategic Plan for Early Learning in Texas. Read our full testimony here:

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Early Matters was proud to support a recent episode of Lemonada Media's "No One Is Coming To Save Us" podcast about how Texas is 'Tackl[ing] A Child Care Shortage.' We hope you'll take a listen here or on your favorite podcast app: https://tinyurl.com/2ua55e5u

How Texas Tackled A Child Care Shortage - No One is Coming to Save Us The tour makes a virtual stop in Texas to learn how child care and early childhood education advocates are working with business leaders and elected officials across the political spectrum to expand care options for families. We meet panelists Councilmember Vanessa Fuentes, the representative for Di...

¡Las inscripciones para Pre-K gratis de alta calidad ya está abierta en DFW! 4 de cada 5 estudiantes en el condado de Dallas califican para Pre-K de día completo GRATIS en su distrito escolar. ¡Vea las calificaciones y encuentre su distrito HOY en PreKDFW.org!

Enrollment for free, high-quality Pre-K is now open across DFW! 4 out of 5 students in Dallas County qualify for FREE, full-day Pre-K in their district. See the qualifications and find your district TODAY at PreKDFW.org!

Early Matters Dallas staff participated in United Way of Metropolitan Dallas' Reading Day this morning by reading to the Pre-K Students at Dallas ISD's Arlington Park Early Childhood Center! They enjoyed engaging with the students and helping establish a love for reading in our littlest learners!

"The Texas economy has outperformed many others throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and recovery, but how well we tackle child care may very well determine if we maintain our competitive edge."

Child care is an economic imperative for Texas When the Texas Restaurant Association started talking about child care and early childhood learning, we received more than a few confused looks. The Texas...

ATTENTION: ALL 3- and 4-star TRS childcare directors in the Dallas area! Dallas ISD has posted their Pre-K Partnerships RFP to seek childcare providers who are interested in partnering with their district to serve additional 3- and 4-year-old children for the 2023-2024 school year. The RFP is due on March 1st. For more information, click on this link:

RFP KH-207117 Early Learning Pre-K Partnerships **SOURCING #75883** Closing Date: 3/1/2023, 2:00 P.M.

"The ultimate tenant amenity--the mother of all tenant amenities--is childcare." -Peter Brodsky, Reimagine Redbird

Learn how business leaders across DFW and the US are innovatively addressing access to quality childcare for the workforce of today and tomorrow.

Thinking Outside the Box This is "Thinking Outside the Box" by United Way Dallas on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Excited to see our partners at Dallas College being recognized for their work around growing the Early Childhood workforce!

North Texas apprenticeship programs address child care shortages Nicole Ellis teaches preschoolers about shapes, numbers, colors and how to read and write five days a week; students mold Play-Doh into shapes and call out...

“You cannot just pull someone off the streets and stick them in an early childhood education classroom and expect them to get the outcomes we desire. They’re building the foundation for math, for literacy, for PHYSICS. Higher Education had to be all in to train our early childhood educators.” -Rhian Evans Allvin, former CEO of National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)

Early Matters Dallas is excited to kick off Dallas College's School of Education Symposium highlighting innovative strategies that fuel the workforce behind the workforce-- our early childhood education systems!

Great things are happening in PreK! Last Friday, Early Matters Dallas met with PreK Directors and district leaders from around DFW to discuss PreK enrollment and continuing efforts to increase PreK seats across districts. Interested in free PreK? Visit prekdfw.org to learn more!

Want to know part of the secret to Lancaster ISD's 3rd grade reading success? Hint: it begins before Kindergarten!

The Commit Partnership - DCLC Learns from Lancaster ISD's Reading Success The Dallas County Learning Community (DCLC) is a new collaboration of area public school districts highly focused on continuous improvement to help...