Media Briefings
Journalists who wish to interview a ZERO TO THREE expert should contact Gina Davis, associate director of media and public relations, at [email protected].Â
How Proposed Changes Could Affect Head Start
Head Start and Early Head Start provide early education, health screenings and nutritious meals to more than 700,000 infants, toddlers and preschoolers from families with low incomes each year. In this media briefing, ZERO TO THREE experts and parents discussed how the proposed federal rule, “Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs,” could affect those services and the families who rely on them.
AI and Early Childhood: What Families and Policymakers Need to Know
As policymakers, regulators and technology leaders debate whether the rapid pace of AI development should be slowed, babies and toddlers remain largely absent from the conversation, even as AI increasingly shapes their lives. This briefing brings together early childhood leaders and parents to examine where AI may help, where safeguards are needed and why young children and the human relationships they need to thrive must be central to decisions about what comes next.
The Future of SNAP & What It Means for Babies, Toddlers and Their Families
This media briefing explores how recent SNAP policy changes are affecting babies, toddlers, and their families. Policy experts, pediatric providers, and parents discuss why food security is essential to healthy development and the long-term consequences of reducing nutrition supports.
New York Rural Health
This media briefing features experts in federal health policy, pediatrics, and family experience. It highlights challenges in access to healthcare and other key services, along with potential solutions tailored to the unique needs of families living in rural areas.
Rattled: The experiences of families with infants and toddlers in 2025
This media briefing explores a national snapshot of life for families with infants and toddlers in 2025 reveals a troubling reality: economic pressure, emotional distress and uncertainty intensified across the year even as families fought to provide stability and love for their babies.Â
Young Children and Trauma
Babies and toddlers experience stress and trauma differently, and ongoing fear or instability can affect their growing brains. This briefing will explain how they process trauma, what protects them, and why environments marked by persistent fear, such as the highly publicized recent immigration enforcement actions, pose uniquely high risks for young children.
Natural Disasters
This media briefing highlights the impact of the recent LA fires on young children and their caregivers, emphasizing how early development is closely tied to caregiver well-being. ZERO TO THREE experts Dr. Mike Sherman and Rebecca Parlakian provide insights on supporting infants and toddlers during crises, drawing from their extensive experience in child mental health and development.
Child Care and Head Start
The Child Care for Every Family Network, ZERO TO THREE, the National Women’s Law Center, and MomsRising hosted a press conference with Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) on the Trump administration’s continuing attacks on child care and Head Start–and how they contrast with President Trump’s campaign promises on child care.Â
Child Welfare and Early Childhood Systems
This media briefing explores how cross-system collaboration between early childhood education, child welfare and health care in Maryland can create safer, more stable caregiving environments for babies and toddlers. Featuring Frederick County’s Safe Babies Court Team as a model, speakers highlighted promising practices and pathways to expand this approach statewide through initiatives like ENOUGH and workforce alignment.
Medicaid
This media briefing highlighted the urgent need to protect early access to care. Our experts warned that new Medicaid laws—introducing work requirements and funding cuts—could disrupt coverage during the most critical years of child development, threatening the well-being of millions of babies and families nationwide.Â
