Category: CT State Gov

The final Blue Ribbon Panel on Child Care report can be found HERE. The five-year strategic plan included in this report aims to stabilize, strengthen and expand Connecticut’s early childhood system.

Social Impact Partners has been honored to support the Blue Ribbon Panel and the Office of Early Childhood (OEC) in developing this plan. Social Impact Partners, with the leadership of staff Jennifer Gerber and Dr. Monisha Gibson, played a wide range of roles, including project planning and management; financial modeling and analysis; and consulting support for two of the workgroups.

Social Impact Partners continues to support the work of the Office of Workforce Strategy (OWS) and the Governor’s Workforce Council (GWC). In the past quarter, the GWC has been working to update its strategic plan and will be releasing an updated plan in early 2024. A major priority in the new plan will be to build out K-12 Career Pathways that provide all students with the opportunity to engage in work based learning and early college experiences.

Beth Bye,Commissioner for the Connecticut Office of Early Childhood, has been committed to ensuring that the Early Child Care and Education strategic plan is developed with input from stakeholders that works for families, providers, and Connecticut’s economy. Social Impact Partners staff, Jen Gerber and Dr. Monisha Gibson, along with The Hunt Institute, have been serving as lead advisors in this work.

In 2022, OWS launched the Tech Talent Accelerator (TTA), a tool helping to bridge the skills/talent mismatch between industry and institutions of higher education. TTAs 7 inaugural grantees divided $1M in public investments to expand their computer science curricula and short-term credential offerings. In year one, 113 students across the state were equipped with industry-recognized credentials and certifications.