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Alliance for Early Success Receives $10-Million Investment from MacKenzie Scott and Launches Innovative New Early Childhood Power Equity Fund

June 28, 2023

The Alliance for Early Success, a 50-state early childhood policy nonprofit, announced today a $10-million grant from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The unrestricted investment will fund the launch of the Power Equity Initiative, a bold strategy to grow an influential voice for young children at the state level by catalyzing equitable coalitions in which parents, advocates, practitioners, and other diverse voices work collaboratively to improve policies and increase funding.

Alliance for Early Success Juneteenth Statement on America’s Enduring Racial Disparities

June 19, 2023

As the Alliance for Early Success joins our neighbors across the country in the commemoration of Juneteenth, we also mark the enduring impact of slavery and the ever-present ways it shapes the ways we live today. Racism remains entrenched in our country’s systems – both in our policies and in the comfortable habits that perpetuate inequity.

Child Care NEXT 2023 Progress Snapshot: Laying the Foundation for Transformative Policy and Funding Wins

June 14, 2023

Since the Child Care NEXT initiative cohort was announced in the summer of 2021, state coalitions have been making foundational progress on their coalitions and transformation plans. This work is about building a large, durable constituency for child care in a state, so much of the early work is on building a coalition infrastructure that aligns with the core principles and collective power milestones of the initiative.

Child Care NEXT 2023 Progress Snapshot: Building Power for the Child Care Agenda

June 10, 2023

As state teams convened for a cohort gathering and workshop this spring, many were already reporting significant progress in laying the groundwork for such a grassroots constituency for child care.

Child Care NEXT 2023 Progress Snapshot: Articulating a Vision for Change

June 2, 2023

A key component of the Child Care NEXT model is ensuring the coalition is unified on a collaboratively developed bold vision for transformation. State Child Care NEXT coalitions have made significant progress here, and their clear visions for transformative change have come into focus.

Child Care NEXT 2023 Progress Snapshot: Centering Equity and Lived Experience

May 26, 2023

Across the Child Care NEXT states, there have been significant developments in the work to solidify their coalitions with equity and lived experience at the center.

We are fostering connections. We are providing insight and support. We are funding vital work. By bringing people together, investing in capacity, and catalyzing collective power, the Alliance for Early Success is making big, sustained impact possible.