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\niii  \n1  \n4  \n1 2  \n13  \n14  \n16  \nExecutive Summary Introduction  \nStakeholder Perspectives: Exploratory Interview Findings  \nRecommendations  \nStrategic Questions  \nProposed Next Steps  \nAppendix  \nAuthors  \nMAIA C. CONNORS JESSICA L. VERGARA ISABEL C. FARRAR  \nStart Early Research & Evaluation Division  \nAcknowledgements  \nThis report was prepared as part of the Every Child Ready Chicago initiative. Thankyou to Sybil Madison, Deputy Mayor for Education and Human Services, and the City of Chicago for your support of this work. Thankyou to each of the researchers, advocates, policymakers, practitioners, leaders, and other experts who participated in the exploratory interviews to inform this report. Finally, thanks to Kristin Bernhard, Kyrsten Emanuel, Linda Francis, and Emily Powers for your helpful reviews of earlier versions of this report.  \nCite as: Connors, M.C., Vergara, J. L., & Farrar, I.C. (2021). Chicago Early Childhood Research Consortium: Exploratory Report. Chicago, IL: Start Early.  \nContact: Maia Connors at[mconnors@startearly.org](mconnors@startearly.org)  \nExecutive Summary  \nIn support of the Every Child Ready Chicago initiative, Start Early has begun to explore the creation of a Chicago early childhood research consortium that would bring together researchers, policymakers, practitioners, families, and community representatives across sectors in a robust, longterm research-practice partnership focused on helping Chicago achieve its vision for a strong early childhood system.  \nCritical to the success of early childhood, and any other systems-building initiatives, is access to evidence and data that are relevant, actionable, and timely to guide the decisions of policymakers and program leaders. For an early childhood system as large and ambitious as Chicago, no one research partner or institution alone has everything that is required to achieve these goals. Chicago already benefits from several research consortia, but none focus specifically on supporting the early childhood system in Chicago.  \nThis report presents the findingsofthe initial phase of exploration regarding the creation of a Chicago early childhood research consortium. Between October 2020 and January 2021, we conducted stakeholder interviews with 26 participants from 16 different organizations. Interviewees included researchers, advocates, practitioners, leaders of community-based organizations, Chicago City officialsand staff, and other experts selected based on their current work, relationships, and areas of expertise. 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