Americans Love Families. How Can We Make Better Policy For Them?
The Child Care Choice Guarantee is a bold proposal to increase early care options for families, and seasoned early childhood leaders can help shape implementation.
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What’s In Your Wallet? If You’re a Parent, It Should Be a Library Card.
Sarah Gilliland shares how libraries are resource-rich spaces for families with kids—and how they can be even more accessible.
Strengthening Connections to Early Intervention Through Policy and Practice
New America hosted a virtual panel of IDEA Part C experts to discuss how to better connect…
From ‘Risky Business’ to ‘Mission: Possible’: Why ECE Learning Cohorts Work
The ECE Implementation Working Group launched a new cohort with a few tweaks but the same message: local implementation is everything.
Prenatal Connection to Early Intervention: A Snapshot of Current and Future State
Early intervention services to infants with suspected disabilities can start before they are born.
Boldness in the Time of Budget Constraint
Implementing in Public: Sharing Lessons Learned from Across the Country in the Open
As Alameda County, CA implements an expansive early childhood initiative, we reflect on the value of shared learning and common experiences.
Closing Early Intervention Service Gaps to Infants is Both Policy and Practice
Automatic eligibility policies can help serve more infants and families with EI, but implementation is critical.
One Year of Learning From Local Early Education Programs
The Early Care and Education Implementation Working Group looks back at a year of lessons, and ahead to more learnings.
Untangling Early Childhood Governance at the Local Level
Local Early Childhood Initiatives Need Head Start
Building Stronger Early Childhood Coalitions
Local leaders can bolster support for early childhood investments with cross-sectoral partnerships, including some unexpected allies.