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.
When an Alliance member asked for examples of intergenerational care models, the network responded with research, programs, and policy innovations from across the country.
Learn how the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families (CCF) is helping Alliance advocates navigate HR1 Medicaid work reporting requirements through policy analysis, implementation guidance, research, and state tracking resources that support children and families.
In April 2026, Iowa took a major step toward strengthening its child care workforce.
After a three-year advocacy effort, Governor Kim Reynolds signed legislation making Child Care Assistance permanent for child care workers, regardless of income. The change gives providers a reliable tool to recruit and retain staff while helping more families access the care they need.
For more than a decade, Sacred Pipe resource Center has been serving urban Indigenous families in North Dakota’s Bismarck-Mandan region. The organization runs six community councils, covering Native youth, housing, health, arts and culture, civic engagement, and economic development, on a budget built almost entirely on philanthropy.
Advocates in Denver, Colorado recently asked their peers if any states, cities, or counties have included child care educators who are paid through state or federal funds such as Head Start, child care subsidies, or local pre-K—in state or municipal employee health care pools. The Alliance Listserv community jumped in to share a variety of resource.
West Virginia passed a sweeping child care package this spring, and it was not an opportunistic bill that was introduced spontaneously. The legislation was the product of years of relationship-building, two close calls, a strategic retreat held in October 2025, a contracted lobbyist who knew which doors to knock on, and thousands of West Virginians who picked up the phone or typed a message to their legislators and their governor.
Vermont’s educator-led effort to license early childhood education could create clearer career pathways, stronger standards, and greater professional recognition.
Advocates at Children Now believe families of children with special health needs should have a say in the policies that affect their kids. That belief drove the creation of the Caregiver Advocacy Circle, an organizing hub created by and for caregivers of children with special health care needs, designed to provide resources, advocacy support, and policy mentoring to caregivers and to fill a critical gap in the advocacy ecosystem.
Our Native Communities Learning Project has explored Native histories, community systems, and meaningful collaboration. In this final interactive session, we move beyond theory and into application. Participants will be encouraged to reflect on their own work, learn from one another’s experiences, and identify practical strategies they can bring back to their organizations and communities.
Nevada’s SB 165 creates the nation’s first child mental health credential, funding training programs and Medicaid coverage to fight youth crises early. More than two years before SB 165 was introduced, the Children’s Advocacy Alliance of Nevada (CAA) began the process of gathering providers, families, youth, and elected officials to talk honestly about what was happening on the ground.
