America's babies: The Zero to Three Policy Center data book
A book providing statistics, research data, and overviews of federal programs affecting babies and toddlers, as well as the demographic context for child development and family life in the United States
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Building bridges from prekindergarten to infants and toddlers: A preliminary look at issues in four states
A brief exploring infant-toddler and prekindergarten interactions through interviews with early childhood leaders in Georgia, Illinois, New Jersey, and New York
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Building a comprehensive system to address infant and early childhood mental health disorders
A presentation of policy recommendations for the development of a standard national system for the design and implementation of infant and toddler mental health services
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building on the promise: State initiatives to expand access to Early Head Start for young children and their families
A study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators
Reports & Papers
Building on the promise: State initiatives to expand access to Early Head Start for young children and their families [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of state efforts to expand and enhance Early Head Start services, based on in-depth interviews with state program administrators
Executive Summary
Building system capacity: Improving infant and early childhood mental health in Philadelphia
An overview of a stakeholder symposium convened by the Philadelphia Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Initiative, a collaborative project of Zero To Three (ZTT) and the Delaware Valley Group-World Association for Infant Mental Health (DVG-WAIMH), and Philadelphia Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY), with a goal of the improvement of early childhood mental health in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Characteristics of early childhood system building initiatives in communities: A summary of the scan of thirty-two local early childhood initiatives conducted by Zero To Three
Findings and conclusions from a survey of the structure, governance, planning, services, financing, and accountability of 32 community intitiatives focused on developing comprehensive systems of services and policies for young children aged birth to five
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Charting Progress for Babies in Child Care: Policy framework summary
A summary of a framework establishing four supports that infants and toddlers in child care need for healthy development, with 15 recommendations for state policies to address these supports
Executive Summary
Early care and education provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
A discussion of early care and education provisions in proposed U.S. House of Representatives and Senate economic stimulus legislation
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Early childhood systems planning for infants and toddlers
An overview of early care and education system-planning initiatives aimed at improving and coordinating early childhood services in states and communities
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project: Early Head Start works
A summary of policy recommendations for Early Head Start program outreach, based on the National Evaluation of Early Head Start
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Early learning guidelines for infants and toddlers: Recommendations for states
A series of recommendations for state policymakers creating infant and toddler learning guidelines
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Evaluation and infant/toddler child care
A collection of information about ways States and Territories can use system and program evaluation to determine the effective use of funds for children under three
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Federal policy recommendations: Hurricane relief for infants, toddlers and their families
Hurricane emergency relief policy recommendations for young children and their families
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Financing infant & toddler care
A summary of key considerations for policymakers regarding financing efforts for quality infant/toddler child care services
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Framing the birth to three agenda: Lessons learned from pre-k campaigns
A discussion of the implications of universal prekindergarten policy campaigns on the early childhood policy agenda for children aged birth through 3
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Good nutrition feeds healthy development and a healthy future: Reauthorization of WIC and CACFP
Policy recommendations for reauthorizing the Women, Infants, and Children program and the Child and Adult Care Food Program
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Growing up healthy: What local governments can do to support young children and their families
A presentation of arguments for government investment in early childhood education and care programs
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Home visiting: Supporting babies and families where they live
An overview of programs that use home visits to promote child development through parenting support and education
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Improving Part C early intervention: Using what we know about infants and toddlers with disabilities to reauthorize Part C of IDEA
Arguments for the reauthorization of Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) to ensure that early childhood intervention services are available to children with disabilities
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Infant and toddler child care public knowledge & engagement
An overview of new and existing efforts to inform parents and the public regarding the importance of the first three years of life and how caregivers, professionals, and policymakers can work to provide the best start for infants and toddlers
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Infants and toddlers in child care
A discussion of policy recommendations for supporting and expanding access to high-quality child care for infants and toddlers
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The infant-toddler set-aside of the Child Care and Development Block Grant: Improving quality child care for infants and toddlers
A discussion of the importance of the designation of funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) to the improvement of early childhood care and education program quality
Fact Sheets & Briefs
The infant-toddler set-aside of the Child Care and Development Block Grant: Improving quality child care for infants and toddlers
An updated policy brief discussing policy recommendations for improving infant and toddler child care quality within the realm of the Child Care and Development Block Grant
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Investing in infants and toddlers: The economics of early childhood
An overview of current economic research, particularly cost-benefit analyses, that supports investment in early childhood education
Fact Sheets & Briefs
