WILD PATIENCE AND BIG RESULTS
October 2, 2018
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Happy New Year! Happy New Grant Year, that is.
The Alliance for Early Success is a 50-state resource for early-childhood advocates as they pursue the big, sustained impact that will ensure every child in every state, birth through age eight, has an equal chance to grow, learn, and succeed.
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
Happy New Year! Happy New Grant Year, that is.
The story of the 2018 state-funded pre-K expansion in Mississippi is a tale of playing the long game.
In June 2018, the Council of the District of Columbia committed to helping DC’s youngest children thrive by unanimously passing the Birth-to-Three for All DC bill (B-3 DC).
The Louisiana Legislature finished its regular and three special sessions with both good and bad news for young children and their families.
Now that the 2018 regular session of the Colorado General Assembly is completed, we’re adding up all the big wins for Colorado’s young children and families.
The Children’s Leadership Council of Michigan continued its advocacy for high-quality, affordable child care and worked with advocates and policymakers to develop and prioritize policy options for investing new CCDBG funds. In the FY2019 budget, lawmakers increased overall spending on the child care subsidy to reflect increased enrollment in the program.
New legislation means substantial funding increases in School Readiness will be in alignment with improved standards and funding needed by early learning providers to ensure quality early learning programs for children. These complex but crucial advancements are the result of years and years of advocacy.
At Kansas Action for Children (KAC), we look back at the 2018 legislative session with gratitude and pride.
Oregon advocates have a clear message for state policymakers: early childhood programs are critical to keeping children healthy, safe, and ready to learn.
This spring, state lawmakers approved an $18.5 million expansion of Alabama’s First Class Pre-K program.