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North Carolina Allies Center Lived Experience and Racial Equity to Strengthen the Early Childhood Social-Emotional Health System

May 19, 2022

Advocates at NC Child partnered with the NC Early Childhood Foundation to launch the EarlyWell Initiative in 2019 to lead the implementation of recommendations from the Pathways to Grade-Level Reading Action Framework. The EarlyWell initiative is informed by the voices of parents and caregivers to ensure that system best reflects the needs and lived experiences of North Carolina communities.

Alliance and ZERO TO THREE Launch a Peer Group for Emerging Leaders in Infant and Toddler Policy Advocacy

March 29, 2022

The Alliance for Early Success and ZERO TO THREE (ZTT) launched a new cohort of Emerging Leaders in Infant and Toddler Policy. The target audience for this community of practice (CoP) is leaders who are new to infant and toddler policy and advocacy, and who have limited access to peer-based professional development opportunities.

South Carolina Launches a New Human-Centered Portal to Transform Access to Early Childhood Services

February 17, 2022

First Five SC is a new comprehensive portal that aims to increase access and knowledge of South Carolina public early childhood state system programs and services. The portal is unique to the state since it was created by responding to the needs and concerns of South Carolina parents and caregivers.

Indiana’s Early Learning Access Index Puts Child Care Supply Data at Advocates’ Fingertips

January 3, 2022

Indiana’s new Early Learning Access Index visualizes the factors that impact access to high-quality early care and education opportunities beyond the county level, down to individual census tracts, including in rural communities.

Georgia Allies Leverage Alabama Early Childhood Mental Health Progress for Big Wins in Their Own State

September 20, 2021

Georgia allies at GEEARS are celebrating the creation of a new task force for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health. Allies leveraged a cross-state partnership with Alabama’s IECMH coordinator to support progress. GEEARS organized efforts for a legislative study committee that led to the creation of recommendations, which will be carried out by the task force.

State Advocates Release Principles for Investments in a Stronger and More Equitable Birth-to-Five Early Childhood System

September 20, 2021

Early childhood advocates from across the country — representing a diversity of states — have come together to recommend nine consensus principles for investing in early care and education. These principles were developed to guide leaders at every level as they determine whether and how to invest new funding in the child care system.

Dr. Ami Klin Shares a New Framing for More Effective Early Childhood Autism Interventions and Policy

May 19, 2021

WEBINAR: Outdated perceptions about autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are often at the foundation of states’ failure to adequately screen, assess, and intervene in early childhood. Dr. Ami Klin, a leading national voice on autism and autism policy, helped us see how bringing an early brain-development framing to the table can lead to better policy — and better outcomes for these young children and their families.

Illinois Early Childhood Advocates Partner with the Legislative Black Caucus to Help Win Reforms

May 18, 2021

In the fall of 2020 the Illinois Legislative Black Caucus held a series of hearings to develop its agenda, and because of long-standing relationships built on trust and respect, advocates were invited to highlight early childhood issues and to make recommendations to be included in the package. Working together, they helped win a new package of education and health care reforms.

DC Advocates Fend Off Early Childhood Cuts with the Power of Coalition-Building

March 30, 2021

Advocates in DC pivoted their 2020 goals to respond to the challenges of the pandemic. Despite obstacles, they preserved funding for early childhood services and secured additional funds to help struggling child care providers. They did this all through the work of a coalition formed specifically to advocate for early childhood funding.

Idaho Allies Get Two Big 2020 Wins for Home Visiting: Additional State Investment and Medicaid Coverage

February 26, 2021

Securing state funding to grow the reach and impact of home visiting programs was a top priority for Alliance for Early Success ally Idaho Voices for Children. Advocates working with the legislature have secured a third year of state funding for home visiting that not only doubled the state’s investment to $2 million, but directed the state to pursue billing Medicaid for home visiting services.

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