Acknowledgements
Erikson Institute gratefully acknowledges the staff at the Offord Centre for Child Studies at McMaster University, the Human Early Learning Partnership at the University of British Columbia, and the Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities at the University of California Los Angeles for contributing their time and expertise to the development of this project.
We are also deeply appreciative of the commitment demonstrated by community collaboratives, school districts, teachers, parents, concerned residents, local early childhood providers, elected officials, and businesses. Working in collaboration with a cross-sector of local stakeholders from all of our partner communities is what yields the best outcomes young children and their families.
Early Development Instrument Strategic Advisory Committee
The leadership, insight and expertise of the Early Development Instrument Strategic Advisory Committee members are invaluable to the evolution of this project and ensuring its responsiveness to the needs of each community.
- Grace Araya
- Director of Community Systems Statewide Support, Illinois Action for Children
- Tonya Bibbs
- Assistant Professor, Erikson Institute
- Mara Botman
- Program Officer, Circle of Service Foundation
- Charles Chang
- Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Planning, Erikson Institute
- Cornelia Grumman
- Education Director, McCormick Foundation
- Kimberlee Guenther
- Vice President of Community Impact, United Way of Metro Chicago
- Samina Hadi-Tabassum
- Clinical Professor, Director, Online Early Education Program, Erikson Institute
- Iris Hildreth
- Family Engagement Manager, Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development
- Lisa Hood
- Senior Policy Analyst and Researcher, Center for the Study of Education Policy at Illinois State University
- Ashley Long
- Evaluation Associate, UCLA Agile Visual Analytics Lab
- Cathy Main
- Senior Lecturer and Program Coordinator, The University of Illinois At Chicago
- Cathy Mannen
- Union Professional Issues Directors, Illinois Federation of Teachers
- Amanda Moreno, PhD
- Associate Professor and Director, Child Development Program, Erikson Institute
- Sylvia Puente
- Executive Director, Latino Policy Forum
- Elliott Regenstein
- Partner, Foresight Law + Policy
- Joyce Weiner
The Erikson Institute Early Development Instrument Project is generously supported by:
