Are You Ready to Lead with Equity?

What would it mean to center the voices of early educators in your next policy decision?

How can qualitative research help to uncover the lived realities behind workforce data?

Are you committed to building early education systems that reflect the experitise of those who power them?

If you’re a state leader ready to transform workforce policy with—not just for—early educators, we invite you to partner with Sankofa Consulting and Training and Wisconsin Early Childhood Association (WECA) for technical assistance in culturally responsive qualitative research design.

By participating in this technical assistance opportunity, you will receive direct support from professionals with deep expertise in qualitative research design and early childhood workforce systems.

Our team includes a college/university profession & consultant with years of experience leading equity-focused research and practitioners who compose Wisconsin’s Advancing Equity Steering Committee - a group of early educators who co-developed research-informed policy recommendations through a community-based participatory model.

This is support led by those who know the work—because they’ve lived it, studied it, and helped shape policy around it.

What we offer?

Technical Assistance for Community-Rooted, Culturally Responsive Research

We offer technical assistance to organizations and state leaders interested in designing and implementing qualitative research that centers the voices of those most impacted. Grounded in community-based and participatory frameworks, our approach supports the development of research designs that are culturally responsive, equity-focused, and policy-relevant. From developing interview protocols to guiding stakeholder engagement and data interpretation, we can help you build capacity to conduct research that honors lived experience and drives meaningful systems change.

Our assistance can cover the full design process OR parts of this process, as outlined below: