To reach more child care providers and encourage state participation in the Let’s Move! Child Care (LMCC) initiative, NACCRRA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and  the Administration for Children and Families Office of Child Care have launched  a nationwide competition, the Let’s Move! Child Care State Challenge. States  have the opportunity to be recognized in two categories: 1) the state with the  highest percentage of licensed or legally operating child care programs that  sign up as LMCC participants,

Mixed results from the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress released on November 1 paint a complex picture of student achievement at the fourth and eighth grade levels, in both reading and mathematics.  While the National Black Child Development Institute is pleased to note that several states have had success in narrowing their racial and economic achievement gaps, and increasing their overall performances, we continue to be challenged by the fact that there were no significant changes in fourth grade

Connecting Science, Policy, and Practice Friday, December 9 – Sunday, December 11, 2011 (Pre-Institute Thursday, December 8) Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center-National Harbor Washington, DC The National Training Institute is fast approaching! But it is not too late to register to attend. The NTI will feature sessions on autism, brain and behavioral development, and practical approaches in pediatric primary care, just to name few! You can register onsite for the NTI starting on Thursday, December 8th, 7:00 am, at

Please click on link  below to Enjoy a year of amazing savings and a Sam’s Club Gift Card. http://s3.goeshow.com/nbcdi/annual/2011/pdf/sams_gift_card.pdf    

For Immediate Release                                                                                                                                 Contact: Pearline Tyson September 1, 2011                                                                                                                                            202.833.2220; ptyson@nbcdi.org   NATIONAL BLACK CHILD DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE RECEIVES $300,000 GRANT FROM THE WALMART FOUNDATION Washington, DC—August 15, 2011–National

James E. Bowman, MD, 1923-2011 James E. Bowman, MD, professor emeritus in the departments of pathology and medicine at the University of Chicago, died at the University of Chicago Medical Center on September 28 at the age of 88, after a long battle with cancer. An internationally recognized expert on pathology, inherited blood diseases and population genetics, Bowman was the first tenured African-American professor in the University of Chicago’s Biological Sciences Division. He also was a powerful advocate for minority

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The National Black Child Development Institute will be holding its 41st Annual Conference in Nashville, Tennessee from October 8-11, 2011.   CLICK HERE For more information about the conference and to register!!   CLICK HERE to view our Preliminary Brochure.

The National Black Child Development Institute’s President and CEO Felicia DeHaney attended the White House Interactive One Event on September 12, 2011 where  President Obama spoke on the American Jobs Act and it’s commitment to Black Families and Communities.  ” This Job Bill, and it’s commitment to creating jobs will assist communities, specifically Black communities  around the country impacted by the economic crisis.” said Felicia DeHaney, President & CEO  NBCDI encourages you to understand how this bill impacts you and

Head Start’s National Research Conference is a biennial event, which provides practitioners, researchers, administrators, and policy makers involved in Head Start, early childhood, childcare, health care, and administration programs the opportunity to share research that promotes positive development in young children. Click HERE for more information about the Head Start’s National Research Conference.