Authentic Family Engagement in Family-Centric Early Childhood Systems Building. Conversation Starters on Building More Equitable Early Childhood Systems

Child Trends and Start Early have partnered to better understand what early childhood systems builders need to build and support more equitable systems. The briefs in this series, called Conversation Starters, define a new framework for early childhood systems that center families' experiences and raise key considerations and next steps for implementing the framework. This piece highlights some lessons learned from systems that are working to center families' voices and experiences as they build and improve their early childhood systems. [For the companion piece, "Defining a Family-Centric Early Childhood System. Conversation Starters on Building More Equitable Early Childhood Systems," see ED628964.]