CASE STUDY
Early learning network
Maintaining early learning success
CASE STUDY
Early learning network
Maintaining early learning success
Overview
The nationwide Early Learning Network advances the understanding of policies and practices that narrow opportunity gaps and maintain early learning success as children transition from preschool to elementary school and beyond.
Client
Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education
Audiences
Researchers, practitioners and policymakers across the U.S. engaged in early learning and development.
Services Provided
- Branding
- Graphic Design
- Social Media Strategy
- Web Design & Development
- Video & Audio Production
- Newsletter dissemination
Kindred’s Role
Create a cohesive identity for a nationwide collaborative network representing five research teams and one assessment team.
Goals
- Positively impact the lives of children in preschool through third grade by investigating the implementation of early learning policies and programs.
- Identify malleable factors associated with early achievement.
- Provide information, tools and products policymakers and practitioners can use to build effective early learning systems and programs.
Solution
A vibrant visual identity that represents the six universities working collectively to achieve a common goal.
Results
Numbers reflect ELN’s 2023-24 fiscal year.
Facebook Likes
Twitter Followers
Email Subscribers
%
Avg. Email Open Rate
Monthly Avg. Pageviews
Branding
The brand colors represent the six network studies taking place across the nation.
Brand fonts
Mercury Text G2 & Gotham
Video & Audio production
Videos are a powerful way to showcase and disseminate the network’s goals, project updates and results. Various videos highlight individual research teams, as well as concurrent findings across a five-year period.
Graphic Design
Various materials support the network, from internal communications to public-facing products.
- Policy and research briefs
- Practice guides
- Newsletter graphics
- Social media graphics
- Infographics and maps
- Promotional handouts
- PowerPoint template
- Meeting collateral (i.e., name badges)
Web design & Development
Social Media
A strong social media presence is key to ELN’s communications strategy. Facebook and X content highlight the network’s collaborative nature, invite public engagement and share research results with important implications for the future of education.
