Join a Culturally Responsive Measurement Tool – Protective Factors focus group 

Published July 22, 2025

Best Starts for Kids and The Capacity Collective are hosting one-hour long focus groups to understand potential supports and barriers to implementing the Culturally Responsive Measurement Tool – Protective Factors (CRMT-PF) in early learning programs.  

Whether you chose to implement the tool or not, we would like to speak with you about your decision-making process and your perspectives on using the tool. Participants will be compensated with $100. 

Please register for only one of the focus group Zoom meetings below:  

  • Monday, August 18: 10:30 am – 11:30 am: Sign up! 
  • Wednesday, September 10: 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Sign up! 

Background 

The CRMT-PF has been in development since 2020 as a collaboration between Best Starts for Kids, The Capacity Collective, and hundreds of King County providers and families with a wide range of cultural backgrounds.  

The tool is designed to measure protective factors in families and is currently available in English, Simplified Chinese, and Spanish. 

Read this blog post to learn more about the CRMT-PF.  

Questions? 

If you have any questions, please contact Meredith Williams at meredith@thecapacitycollective.org.  

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