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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.

Alliance for Early Success Early Childhood State Policy Advocacy

The Alliance Names Allison Gilbreath as Senior Policy Director

The Alliance for Early Success has added Allison Gilbreath to its policy team in the role of Senior Policy Director. Gilbreath is a policy and advocacy leader with more than a decade of experience advancing policies that improve the lives of children and families. Before joining the Alliance for Early Success, she served as Senior Director of Policy and Programs at Voices for Virginia’s Children.

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Alliance for Early Success Early Childhood State Policy Advocacy

The Alliance Names Emily Workman as Director of Responsive Support 

The Alliance for Early Success has hired Emily Workman to lead its Responsive Support functions, where she will oversee customized engagements between national subject matter experts and specialized consultants with anyone working at the state level to improve state early childhood policies. She brings well over a decade of experience advising state and local leaders from across the 50 states on evidence-based early childhood and K-12 education policies.

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Alliance for Early Success Early Childhood State Policy Advocacy

The Alliance Names Abriana Kimbrough as Its New Grants and Systems Manager

The Alliance for Early Success has named Abriana Kimbrough as its Grants and Systems Manager—a newly created position in the organization.

In the role, Kimbrough will strengthen the Alliance’s grantmaking practices and the infrastructure behind them. Her work will make the grant process easier to navigate so grantees can spend less time on administration and more time advancing their work for young children and families.

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Shannon Cotsoradis Joins Alliance for Early Success Board of Directors

Longtime early childhood policy leader Shannon Cotsoradis has joined the Alliance for Early Success Board of Directors. Cotsoradis is the Director of Policy and Strategy at the Buffett Early Childhood Fund, where she leads strategic initiatives to improve outcomes for young children and families through policy and systems change.

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Elevating Parent Leadership in New York: Building Power for Universal Child Care

In New York, achieving universal child care requires more than technical policy fixes—it requires building power with families and educators who experience the child care system every day. The Empire State Campaign for Child Care (ESCCC) is a statewide coalition of policy advocates; early childhood and afterschool educators across all settings – centers, homes, and school-based care; and parents working together to make child care a public good rather than a private burden.

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Elevating Parent Leadership in Louisiana: Building Power for Equitable Early Childhood Policy

In Louisiana, advancing equitable early childhood policy requires more than technical solutions – it requires listening to families and sharing power with those most impacted by the systems meant to support young children. Geaux Far Louisiana is a statewide coalition of parents and early childhood health and education leaders working together to transform Louisiana’s early childhood systems so they better meet the needs of families.

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Elevating Parent Leadership in Rhode Island: A Story of Deepened Partnership for Sustainable Advocacy

In Rhode Island, advancing equitable early childhood policy has always been about more than legislation—it’s about listening to families and building power together. The RIght from the Start Campaign, a legislative and budget campaign led by eight organizations and coordinated by Rhode Island KIDS COUNT, works to ensure that all babies and young children—regardless of zip code, race, ethnicity, or family income—get off to a strong start in life.

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In Red States, Good Ideas Don’t Fail. They Never Had a Chance. 

FIELD NOTES | By Shannon Jones | Former Ohio state legislator and advocacy leader (and current Alliance Board Member) Shannon Jones encourages advocates to step back and think about their solution’s design before moving to persuasion. In policy environments of conservative-led states, it could be the key to advancing their cause.

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