The @ZEROTOTHREE 2021 State of Babies Yearbook explores disparities in babies’ experiences by race/ethnicity, income, & geography. It's augmented by RAPID-EC data collected during the pandemic showing how the crisis affected families w/young children.

State of Babies Yearbook: 2021 Virtual Summit

The need to make the potential of every baby our national priority has never been more urgent.

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"Momentum is building behind a senate bill that would allow community colleges to create bachelor’s degree programs for child care workers."

Illinois advocates rally around early ed bill that would create more bachelor’s degree programs

Supporters of Senate Bill 1832 say it could potentially address multiple problems, including high turnover and low w...

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TODAY 4/8 at @SRCDtweets #SRCD21 at 7:30 ET/6:30 CT! "The New US Presidential Administration's #EarlyChildhood Education Policy" with Kenneth Dodge, Ajay Chaudry, @LDH_ed, @JohnBKing & @BlahaOsborne. More: https://pn3policy.org/society-for-research-in-child-development-the-american-rescue-plan-and-early-childhood-education-policy #ece #pn3policy

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Recent report from @Ready_Nation provides policy recommendations to meet the needs of young children of color & their families, thereby securing the long-term strength & vitality of Illinois’ economy. http://ow.ly/AFu450Ej4uS

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This week's read: #ECEC in the US is endlessly convoluted, and a massive expense for lower- and middle-class families. What if the solution were as straightforward as making child care a “good” job?

One weird trick to fix our broken child care system

What if caring for kids was a public good?

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