Financing

States can and should be investing in infants and toddlers as they work to build their birth-to-five systems. The four states highlighted in this policy brief exemplify such models of state investmen…

The Arkansas legislature recently approved a Behavioral Health Transformation package that includes changes to Medicaid aimed at improving diagnosis and treatment of very young children with mental h…

In an effort to promote healthy social and emotional development and school readiness among young children, Ohio and Colorado recently increased funding for early childhood mental health consultation…

In response to the health crisis in Flint, Michigan, the state passed a supplemental budget in February 2016 that included $2 million for Early On Part C early intervention services for children affe…

Last week Nebraska passed the School Readiness Tax Credit Act, creating two new tax credits designed to increase access to high quality early care and education (ECE) programs.

Four communities in Colorado were each awarded a four-year, approximately $2 million LAUNCH Together implementation grant this month to advance children’s social and emotional health.

Enhanced rates for accredited programs assist with the costs associated in meeting higher standards such as implementing developmentally appropriate practices, providing lower staff/child ratios, and…

The evidence-based program offers in-home services to 5,000 expectant families and new parents in New York's highest-need communities each year.

The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program has provided the funding necessary for Washington to realize home visiting strategies included in the state's early learning p…

The purpose of the Infant/Toddler Incentive Program is to increase the number of infant/toddler child care spaces available to low-income families.

Financing resource information on state policies and initiatives that impact infants, toddlers and their families

Wisconsin carried out a proactive and comprehensive set of strategies that address multiple barriers and build an I-ECMH system.

Washington State has a strong history of supporting home visiting and taking creative policy action to guide that support.

In June 2015, Washington passed a two-year state budget that included a $6.18 million increase for home visiting.

Rhode Island's 2005 early childhood system plan, Successful Start, provided the foundation upon which state leaders could seize opportunities to expand services to support the healthy development of …

In 2015, New Jersey released a set of priorities and recommendations to support infants, toddlers, and their families.

In 2006, the Nebraska Legislature stepped up to the challenge of ensuring that more of Nebraskas youngest, most vulnerable children would arrive at school ready to learn by establishing the Nebrask…

Maine has a unique tax credit created to improve the quality of child care.

In 2007, the Louisiana Legislature passed Act 394, which enacted Revised Statutes 47:6101-6109 to provide a package of tax credits known as the School Readiness Tax Credits.

Since 1998, Kansas has used creative state financing approaches to supplement federal funding for the Early Head Start (EHS) program.