03.16.05 The Economics of Early Childhood Development: Support Workshop

The
Economics of Early Childhood Development: Support Workshop

Case Center for Regional Economic Issues

Peter B. Lewis Building, Room 02
11119 Bellflower Road,Cleveland,OH View Map [1]

Wednesday, March 16, 4:00pm to 6:00pm

Questions?
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Economic Development Starts with the Development
of Our Young Children.

Part Three of the Forum on the
Economics of Early Childhood Development

Co-hosts: Case Center for Regional Economic Issues (REI), The Economics of
Early Childhood Development Initiative (EECD), and Invest in Children

Begin a regional dialogue from lessons learned in Cuyahoga County with the goal
of engaging our community in developing a regional strategy for child care
across the 22 counties of northeast Ohio.

The EECD initiative leaders will work together to:
• Explore ways to open channels of communication with area businesses on child
care issues
• Identify data necessary to make informed decisions on addressing quality from
a regional perspective
• Determine steps to mobilize parents and provide them with information that
will enable them to be informed voices on child care issues
• Identify research projects that promote an understanding of early childhood
development as an economic development issue

Visit http://www.neochildhood-org.bryght.net [2]
to view the original initiatives identified by participants of this forum
series and information on the economics of early childhood development.

The Workshop on Wednesday will:
• Highlight the Open Source Model as a context for early childhood initiatives.
Presentation by Ed Morrison, Director, Case Center for Regional Economic Issues
• Present lessons learned from the efforts of Cuyahoga County’s Invest in
Children
• Provide facilitation on project management, organizational and community
engagement skills. Leaders are: Jack Ricchiuto, Smart Meeting Design and Jackie
Acho, The Acho Group.
• Leverage our regional internet infrastructure to support a global virtual
community.

Together we will build northeast Ohio as a national leader in early childhood
development.

Register: http://www.weatherhead.case.edu/rei/events/register.cfm [3]

Detailed map: http://www.case.edu/visit/map/ [4]

Parking: Campus Center Garage, entrance adjacent to the rear of Severance Hall
located at Euclid Avenue and East Boulevard. $1.00 per 30 minutes. Metered
parking may be available on the street.

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