Results & Impact
The Oakland Starting Smart and Strong collaborative recognizes that greater, more lasting progress is possible when we coordinate our efforts and work together across sectors on a clearly defined goal.
Since 2014, OSSS has been a driving force in supporting the early learning system, providers and caregivers, and the children and families served by the system. As a collective table we have:
This page is a celebration of our successes on the path towards high-quality early care and learning for all.
Since 2014, OSSS has been a driving force in supporting the early learning system, providers and caregivers, and the children and families served by the system. As a collective table we have:
- Improved the quality of formal early childhood education settings
- Provided support and resources for informal caregivers of young children in the City of Oakland
- Used data and research that centers community voice and leadership to drive systems and policy chang
- Raised awareness about the importance of developmental screening and ensured OUSD is able to screen and serve children who have developmental, social, and cognitive needs
This page is a celebration of our successes on the path towards high-quality early care and learning for all.
ROCK Trauma Informed Project Educator Survey Results - 2022
Nurturing Positive Beliefs about Students, Jobs, and Selves: A survey of Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) early childhood educators to understand how well ROCK supports have helped educators implement resilience building and self care strategies.
Early Learning Symposium Evaluation - 2021
Early Learning Symposium Evaluation: A post-Symposium evaluation to help OSSS reflect on what has been accomplished to date, as well as to plan for future Symposiums
Developmental Screening Research Study - 2021
Developmental Screening in Oakland: Developmental screenings are a vital tool to learn about children’s development and identify delays or concerns for early intervention
Data Placemat - 2020
2020 OSSS Data Placemat: Assessment of the impact of Oakland Starting Smart and Strong's initiatives and systems change efforts
ROCK Evaluation - 2020
Resilient Oakland Communities and Kids (ROCK) trauma informed project: Evaluation Summary & Evaluation Report : A qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the ROCK initiative.
EDI Results - 2020
Data Into Action for Oakland’s Children and Families: Using the 2020 Early Development Instrument (EDI) Results; 2020
Impact of Coaching - 2019
Oakland Retrospective Study: Summary report on impact of coaching in OUSD on classroom quality, teaching quality and child development
Partner Mapping - 2019
Working Together for Young Children and Families: Partner mapping to understand the extent to which key stakeholders in the early learning system in each community are working together compared to before the start of the Smart & Strong initiative
Practitioner Perspectives - 2019
Practitioner Perspectives on Systems Change: This report focuses on findings from the Oakland interviews, exploring how S3I work is gaining traction across the broader early learning system and how this work is being understood and interpreted by practitioners