Coffee Chat discussions will foster community building and allow attendees an opportunity to engage with each other and with National ECE Workforce Center staff in a topical discussion related to ECE workforce systems and policies. Coffee Chats provide a space for attendees to actively engage and identify action steps to take in their local or state context based on recommendations from the National ECE Workforce Center’s research-to-practice and change framework briefs. They are designed for ECE system, program, and community leaders.
This is a monthly event, and the next Coffee Chat will occur on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. ET. This Coffee Chat will focus on a new brief, “Multi-Sector and Multi-Partner Collaboration.” Register for the October Coffee Chat on Zoom.
Upcoming Sessions & Topics
October: Multi-Sector and Multi-Partner Collaboration
November: Engaging Early Educators in Systems Change
Previous Sessions
September: Data-Informed Decision Making
- Data-driven Decision Making in Systems Change for the ECE Workforce
- Coffee Chat presentation recording:
August: Benefits Offered to Center-Based Early Care and Education Educators
- Benefits Offered to Center-Based Early Care and Education Educators
- Coffee Chat presentation recording:
July: Incorporating Early Educators’ Experience Into Career Pathways
- Incorporating Early Educators’ Experience Into Career Pathways
- Coffee Chat presentation recording:
June: Five Strategies for Supporting ECE Educators Through Career Advancement
- Five Strategies for Supporting ECE Educators Through Career Advancement
- Coffee Chat presentation recording:
May: Understanding the Systems Change Framework
- Introduction to the Systems Change Framework
- Using the Systems Change Framework to Create Intentional Change with and for the ECE Workforce Webinar
- Coffee Chat presentation recording:
