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We’re here to provide background, on-the-record interviews, or introductions to people working on early childhood issues in a particular state.

Overview 

The Alliance for Early Success is a national nonprofit that works with early childhood policy advocates at the state level to ensure that every child, birth through eight, has an equal opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed.

In its 15-year history, the Alliance has become the trusted, 50-state resource for state early childhood policy advocates.

 

Interviews

The Alliance for Early Success can provide reporters a variety of resources on a spectrum of early childhood policy issues. 

Contact us for state policy expertise and connections to state advocates in policy areas including:

Child Care Policy

Child Care Workforce

Child Welfare

COVID-19 and Early Childhood

Early Education and Pre-K

Family Tax Credits

Funding Streams (State and Federal)

Home Visiting

Maternal and Child Health

Paid Family Leave

Racial Equity in Early Childhood Policy

Latest Alliance News 

New Alliance 50-State Report Shows Progress and Power Building at State Level in 2024 

January 27, 2025

Each year, the Alliance for Early Success surveys early childhood policy advocates representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia to create its annual 50-State Early Childhood Policy Progress and Landscape Report. The 2024 report, released in January, shows that support for state early childhood policies and funding continued to be strong, with policymakers from every region and political landscape acting to improve their early childhood policies.

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Mario Cardona Joins Alliance for Early Success Board of Directors

September 11, 2024

The Alliance for Early Success has announced that Mario Cardona has joined its Board of Directors. Cardona is a partner at Nelson Mullins, where he helps lead the work of EducationCounsel, LLC, a mission-based education consulting firm that combines experience in policy, strategy, law, and advocacy to drive significant improvements in the U.S. education system to help all children thrive. Prior, Cardona served as the former Senior Advisor for Early Childhood Development & Education for the White House Domestic Policy Council.

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Stinson Liles
Director of Communications
Alliance for Early Success
sliles {at} earlysuccess {dot} org

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