Nicholson Program Officer Presents at Early Childhood Research and Policy Meetings

On March 19, 2015, Chrishana Lloyd, Senior Early Childhood Program Officer at The Nicholson Foundation, presented at the Society for Research in Child Development in Philadelphia, PA. Her panel presentation focused on implementation processes as well as lessons learned from Head Start CARES (Classroom-based Approaches and Resources for Emotion and Social Skill Promotion), a large-scale, national research demonstration designed to test the effects of a one-year program aimed at improving pre-kindergarteners’ social and emotional readiness for school.

On November 12, 2014, Lloyd participated on a panel at the Annual Meeting of the Child Care Policy Research Consortium in Washington, DC. Lloyd presented findings from Head Start CARES, focusing on ways to help teachers address children’s social-emotional competence, including providing needed supports at scale, improving coach-teacher interactions; and ensuring that supports are delivered with high dosage and quality. Lloyd’s presentation was part of a panel entitled, “What Does it take to Support the Professional Development of Early Childhood Education Providers: Answers and Remaining Questions from an Implementation Science Perspective.”

A First Look at the Head Start CARES Demonstration

Report: Coaching as a Key Component in Teachers’ Professional Development