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The ZERO TO THREE Policy Center’s work is informed by the science of early childhood development and guided by our infant and toddler policy agenda—good health, strong families, and positive early learning experiences. With the needs of the whole child in mind, we are working to build comprehensive services that allow families with infants and toddlers to thrive.
Choose from any of the policy priority areas in the left-hand navigation bar to learn more about what ZERO TO THREE is doing to advance the needs of infants and toddlers in the policy arena.
RELATED RESOURCES
Disparities in Early Learning and Development: Lessons from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort
--Child Trends (2009)
Examines cognitive, social, behavioral, and health disparities in child outcomes that can be detected between poor, at-risk, and more advantaged children as early as 9 months.
Federal Expenditures on Infants and Toddlers in 2007
--The Urban Institute and The Brookings Institution (2009)
Examines more than 100 programs through which the federal government spends money on children and calculates the amount spent on children under three.
A Science-Based Framework for Early Childhood Policy
--Center on the Developing Child at Harvard University (2007)
Provides an informed, nonpartisan, pragmatic framework to guide policymakers toward science-based policies that improve the lives of young children.
The Science of Early Childhood Development
--The National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (2007)
Discusses the seven core concepts of development and their implications for policy and practice.
The Timing and Quality of Early Experiences Combine to Shape Brain Architecture
--The National Scientific Council on the Developing Child (2007)
Offers a scientific perspective on the importance of the environment and experiences children have during first few years of life.
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