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Alliance for Early Success Early Childhood State Policy Advocacy

The Alliance Names Emily Workman as Director of Responsive Support

October 5, 2026

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.

Meet Sacred Pipe Resource Center, the Native-Led Movement Organization Serving Bismarck’s Indigenous Families

September 8, 2026

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.

Serv and Return: Network Shares Approaches to Health Coverage for Child Care Educators

August 21, 2026

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.

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

August 17, 2026

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.

The Alliance for Early Success Names Julia Takada as Its New Development Manager

August 17, 2026

The Alliance for Early Success has named Julia Takada as its Development Manager—a newly created position in the organization. In the role, Takada will lead the ongoing development and execution of investor engagement strategies and systems to ensure the Alliance’s continued growth.

Shannon Cotsoradis Joins Alliance for Early Success Board of Directors

June 25, 2026

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.

Serv and Return: Navigating Anti-Vaccine Legislation and the Narrative Battles Behind It

May 6, 2026

Serv and Return highlights how Alliance allies responded to Ohio anti-vaccine legislation with coalition-building, health messaging, and narrative strategy.

Serv and Return: Rising Liability Insurance Costs and Licensing Data Concerns

April 2, 2026

Allies responded to a listserv request from an advocate in Illinois about rising liability insurance costs and licensing data concerns. This question prompted many responses and perspectives, showcasing the unique expertise within the Alliance Network.

Serv and Return: Network Provides Insights on Policies and Investments Linking Housing and Child Care

February 28, 2026

Alliance allies often request information from peers in the network through the Listserv. Recently, our advocates in Maine recently asked their peers for state examples where “there has been policy or investment initiatives made that bring together housing and child care.” This question prompted many responses and perspectives, showcasing the unique expertise within the Alliance Network.

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