Participate in the
Davidson County Child Care Landscape Study
Presented by Raising Readers Nashville | Facilitated by the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University
Early childhood educators, facility directors, and other early childhood educator professionals in Davidson County: we need YOU to participate in Phase II of this study.
Later this year, the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University will be seeking insight from child care professionals as part of Phase II of our study. This study is gathering data and information unique to our area, with the goal of developing clarity around child care availability, including types of care and available seats by age.
All the information being collected is currently not publicly available, so your input is critical in creating an accurate picture of where we are.
Here’s how you can participate:
Sign up to be a Key Study Contact
Respond to outreaches from the Policy Impact Center’s research team
Complete and submit data and other requested information to the research team
We respect your inbox. Your contact information will ONLY be used to outreach to you about this study.
FAQs
Who’s behind the study?
Raising Readers Nashville is driving the study. Raising Readers Nashville is a collaborative community group of over 65 local organizations uniting to improve the systems and structures that support Nashville’s families and young children, cultivating an environment where all children can grow the reading skills they need to thrive.
The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University Peabody College of Education and Human Development is facilitating the research and data collection. The Policy Impact Center aims to accelerate states’ implementation of evidence-based policies that help all children thrive from the start. Based in Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development, the Center’s team of researchers and nonpartisan policy experts work with policymakers, practitioners, and advocates to navigate the evidence on solutions for effective child development in the earliest years. Learn more at www.pn3policy.org.
Who’s funding the study?
Raising Readers Nashville has received funding from the Nashville Metro Council Women’s Caucus to support the completion of the study. Phase I of the study was funded by the United Way of Greater Nashville.
Can I see Phase I of the study?
Yes! You can download and read the Executive Summary HERE. For a copy of the entire Phase I portion, contact us at natalie.flammia@unitedwaygn.org.
Additional questions?
Contact Brandon White, Director of Education at United Way of Greater Nashville and designated co-chair with Raising Readers Nashville at brandon.white@unitedwaygn.org.