Past & Upcoming Meetings of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Child Care

Review materials from previous sessions, including video recordings, agendas, minutes, and supplementary materials.

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Week of the Young Child 2024

Blue Ribbon Panel Plan Updates Sharing Session (April 9, 2024)

New Haven
Date: Tuesday, April 9
Time: 5:30-7:00pm
Location: Dr. Reginald Mayo Early Learning Center, 185 Goffe Street, New Haven, CT 06511
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Blue Ribbon Panel Plan Updates Sharing Session (April 11, 2024)

Stamford
Date: Thursday, April 11
Time: 5:30-7:00pm
Location: Cohen SoundWaters Harbor Center; Boccuzzi Park; 200 Southfield Avenue; Stamford, CT
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Draft report review

Blue Ribbon Panel Meeting (November 1, 2023)

Meeting Resources

Video recording(November 1, 2023)
Meeting Minutes– Coming soon
Presentation- (November 1, 2023)
Agenda- (November 1, 2023)

Draft outline review

Blue Ribbon Panel Meeting (September 20 2023)

Meeting Resources

Video recording(September 20, 2023)
Meeting Minutes(September 20, 2023)
Presentation- (September 20, 2023)
Agenda- (September 20, 2023)

Public Sharing Sessions (September, 2023)

Meeting Resources

Video recordings– Coming Soon
Meeting Minutes– includes feedback
Monday, September 11, 2023– Bridgeport
Tuesday, September 12, 2023– Waterbury
Wednesday, September 13, 2023– Norwich
Thursday, September 14, 2023– Virtual
Presentation

Funding and Costs

Blue Ribbon Panel Meeting: Funding and Costs (August 3, 2023)

Meeting Resources

Agenda (August 3, 2023)
Video recordings
Main Session + Breakout Room 1 (August 3, 2023)
Breakout Room 2 (August 3, 2023)
Meeting Minutes:(August 3, 2023)
Presentation: (August 3, 2023)
Issue Brief: Funding and Costs (August 3, 2023)
Issue Brief: Funding and Cost Appendix

Public Sharing Session: Funding and Costs (July 31, 2023)

Meeting Resources

Agenda (July 31, 2023)
Video recordings
Main Session + Breakout Room 1 (July 31, 2023)
Breakout Room 2: Coming soon
Meeting Minutes: (July 31, 2023)
Presentation: (July 31, 2023)

Systems

Blue Ribbon Panel Meeting: Systems (July 12, 2023)

Meeting Resources

Agenda (July 12, 2023)
Video recordings
Main Session (July 12, 2023)
Breakout Room 1 
Breakout Room 2
Meeting Minutes (July 12, 2023)
Presentation: (July 12, 2023)
Issue Brief: Systems (July 12, 2023)

Blue Ribbon Panel Members Office Hours

Opportunity for Panel members to have extra time for questions and input on workgroup recommendations.

Monday, July 10– Equity & Access and Workforce & Quality Recommendations

Agenda (July 10, 2023)
Video Recording (July 10, 2023)
Meeting Minutes-coming soon

Public Sharing Session: Systems (July 6, 2023)

Meeting Resources

Agenda (July 6, 2023)
Video recordings
Main Session (July 6, 2023)
Main Session Pre- Breakout and Breakout Room (Spanish) – Coming Soon
Breakout Room: Funding (July 6, 2023)
Breakout Room: Governance (July 6, 2023)
Breakout Room: Program Enrollment and Operations & Data and Outcomes (July 6, 2023)
Meeting Minutes (July 6, 2023)

Workforce and Quality

Blue Ribbon Panel Meeting: Workforce and Quality (June 14, 2023)

Meeting Resources

Agenda (June 14, 2023)
Video recordings
Main Session (June 14, 2023)
Breakout room #1 (June 14, 2023)
Breakout room #2 (June 14, 2023)
Meeting Minutes (June 14, 2023)
Presentation: Workforce and Quality (June 14, 2023) 
Issue Brief: Workforce and Quality (June 14, 2023)

Public Sharing Session: Workforce and Quality (June 12, 2023)

Meeting Resources

Agenda (June 12, 2023)
Video recordings
Main Session (June 12, 2023)
Main Session (Spanish) and breakout room for Spanish-speakers (June 12, 2023)
Breakout room: Compensation (June 12, 2023)
Breakout room: Professional Pathways and Technical Assistance (June 12, 2023)
Breakout room: Retention and Recruitment (June 12, 2023)
Meeting Minutes

Equity and Access

Blue Ribbon Panel Meeting: Equity and Access (May 24, 2023)

Meeting Resources

Agenda (May 24, 2023)
Video recording (May 24, 2023)
Meeting Minutes (May 24, 2023)
Issue brief: Equity and Access Panel Meeting (May 24, 2023)
Presentation: Equity and Access Panel Meeting (May 24, 2023)

Public Sharing Session: Equity and Access (May 19, 2023)

Meeting Resources

Video recording (May 19, 2023)
Meeting Minutes and Q&A (May 19, 2023) 
Presentation: Equity and Access (May 19, 2023)

Kick-off

Workforce and Quality Community Convening (May 11, 2023)

Meeting Resources

Agenda (May 11, 2023)
Minutes (May 11, 2023)
Video recording (May 11, 2023)

Blue Ribbon Panel Meeting: Orientation (April 19, 2023)

Meeting Resources

Agenda (April 19, 2023)
Meeting minutes (April 19, 2023)
Video recording (April 19, 2023)
Presentation: Blue Ribbon Panel: Structure and Planning (April 19, 2023)
Presentation: CT’s Early Childhood Education System (April 19, 2023)
Issue Brief: Meeting #1 (April 19, 2023)
Last updated April 2, 2024