Rachelle McKissick-Harris (Parent Co-Chair of the National Center for Family Parent and Leadership Advisory Council and Think Babies Michigan Parent Leader) and Kelly Walden (ECIC Policy & Outreach Manager) presented From Token to Teammate: A Simulation for Practicing Parent-Led Co-Creation at the National Head Start Association’s 2025 Parent and Family Engagement Conference. From December 8-11 in Orlando, Florida, the Parent and Family Engagement Conference convened Head Start parents, families, and staff in partnership to advance family engagement and children’s development.
Presenting on behalf of ECIC and the National Center for Family and Parent Leadership (NCFPL), Kelly and Rachelle’s workshop focused on strategies that embed parent and family voice into early childhood systems, giving caregivers a seat at the table to shape systems change. ECIC’s NCFPL provides consultation, training, and facilitation to strengthen family and parent leadership in early childhood systems, programming, and policy.
Learn more about Rachelle and the National Center for Family and Parent Leadership.