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Cheerful diverse kids playing together with colorful building block toys with a female teacher in a modern daycare center
July 17, 2025
Kylie Garber, a research scientist at the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute has conducted a landscape analysis of current North Carolina programs that support child care providers, specifically with social-emotional development. Her work is detailed in Supporting Social-Emotional Development in North Carolina Child Care Programs.
2025 Gallagher Dissertation Award Winner Jean Jarrett; decorative image with headshot of Jean Jarrett
July 10, 2025
Jean Jarrett, a graduate student in the department of health sciences speech and hearing sciences at the UNC School of Medicine, was recently named the winner of the 2025 James J. Gallagher Dissertation Award from the UNC Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. The award honors the legacy of the late Jim Gallagher, FPG director from 1970 to 1987 and provides a $4,500 stipend.
ECTA logo; Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center Impact Story Series
July 8, 2025
This impact story from the Early Childhood Technical Assistance (ECTA) Center at FPG spotlights how two states used TA to scale implementation of their statewide systemic improvement plan practices, making noteworthy progress in their systems to improve child outcomes.
Jessica Amsbary; woman with long blond hair and wearing a magenta shirt stands in front of large shrub and smiles at camera
July 1, 2025
The Abecedarian Award honors a Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute staff member's early career research that is scientifically rigorous and addresses an issue of significant social concern. We recently spoke with this year's winner, Jessica Amsbary, PhD, to ask about her work at the Institute and what the Abecedarian Award means to her.