The Early Experiences Matter Policy Guide includes an issue brief on paid family leave. To access the brief and the complete toolkit, click here.

Baby Matters: A Gateway to State Policies and Initiatives is a searchable database that contains information on state policies and initiatives that impact infants, toddlers and their families. To search Baby Matters for information on paid family leave, click here.

Hearing on “Writing the Next Chapter of the Family and Medical Leave Act Building on a Fifteen Year History of Support for Workers”
Statement of Matthew Melmed, Executive Director, ZERO TO THREE
Submitted to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, Subcommittee on Children and Families
U.S. Senate
February 13, 2008
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Where Families Matter: State Progress Toward Valuing America’s Families
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