CLASP Senior Policy Analyst, Tiffany Ferrette gave a keynote address at the Las Vegas My Brother’s Keeper Alliance in partnership with the Children’s Advocacy Alliance of Nevada on January 11, 2024. Tiffany’s address, titled ‘Persistence: How ours and their define the future,’ discussed the importance of equity to…
On December 9, 2023, Tiffany Ferrette spoke on a panel titled “Expanding Access to Child Care” at the 2023 Council of State Governments conference. Tiffany provided an overview of the current national child care landscape, state priorities and advancements, and the importance of child care and…
On November 30, 2023, Tiffany Ferrette held two consultation sessions at the 2023 BUILD Initiative Conference. Her session, “All things State: Policy, Implementation, and Racial Equity to Improve Child Care and Early Education Systems,” included the chance for participants to have a one-on-one consultation with…
On November 29, 2023, Tiffany Ferrette, Alycia Hardy, and Alyssa Fortner presented at the 2023 BUILD Initiative Conference in Los Angeles, California. Their session, “Centering Black Families: Equitable Discipline through Improved Data Policies in Child Care,” shared a title with their February 2023 report. Participants…
On November 6, 2023, Tiffany Ferrette lectured two graduate classes at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Social Policy and Practice on the history of child care policy, U.S. social systems, and racial equity in child care including discussion of discipline in child care and…
On October 23, 2023 Tiffany Ferrette moderated the “Child Care Advocacy in a Post-Pandemic Nation” session at the 2023 Alliance for Early Success CONNECT conference in Charlotte, NC. Participants heard from the Alliance Senior Policy Director Albert Wat on efforts that advocates and state leaders…
On October 14, Alycia Hardy and Alyssa Fortner presented at the National Black Child Development Institute’s (NBCDI) 52nd Annual Conference (Oct 13-5) in Charlotte, NC, which had the theme of unleashing the promise and genius of Black children and families. Their presentation was titled “Reflecting,…
Alycia Hardy, Alyssa Fortner, and Tiffany Ferrette presented to the NC Coalition for Inclusion, Not Expulsions on their brief “Centering Black Families: Equitable Discipline through Improved Data Policies in Child Care” and state and federal recommendations to address harsh disciplinary practices.
On August 22, Tiffany co-presented with advocates from Parent Voices California to discuss a federal overview of child care copayments for families, and recent updates in the proposed rules from the Administration for Children and Families (HHS). Tiffany also shared CLASP’s role in supporting states…
Tiffany Ferrette: “Childcare is something that a lot of folks have cared about for a long time, on both sides of the aisle. It’s always been a bipartisan issue."