States are incubators for innovative ideas and often set the trends about which policy strategies build momentum and which do not. Learn what your state is doing to support very young children and how infants and toddlers are faring by visiting your state’s page below.
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Empowering Child Welfare Leadership for Positive Change
Home Leer en español. Ensuring the well-being of infants and toddlers is a monumental task, often entrusted to leaders, parents… Home Leer en español. Ensuring the well-being of infants and toddlers is a monumental task, often entrusted to leaders, parents and caregivers in early…
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Centering Babies and the Adults Who Care for Them: States Explore Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Financing and Policy
Centering Babies and the Adults Who Care for Them: States Explore Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Financing and Policy,… Centering Babies and the Adults Who Care for Them: States Explore Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Financing and Policy, a new resource from the…
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What do mental health issues in young children look like?
Babies and toddlers can and do suffer from mental health problems caused by trauma, neglect, biological factors, or environmental… Home Leer en español. Key Takeaways Studies show that untreated mental health conditions in infants and toddlers leave children more vulnerable to poor health, poor…
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Buzzwords Explained: Child Trauma
Child trauma is defined as any perceived harm or threat of death that a child experiences or witnesses directly or… Home Leer en español. Key Takeaways More than 20% of babies will have one or more adverse childhood experiences in their first three years…
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The Truck with the Large Shovel in the Front: A Lesson in Experiential Learning
How one early childhood educator embraced experiential learning to help toddlers explore their natural curiosity and learn about community.… Home Leer en español. The Truck with the Large Shovel in the Front: A Lesson in Experiential Learning Roosevelt Island in New York City. AuthorAidan…
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How long is the average maternity leave in the US?
Paid leave is a public health issue and plays a crucial role in fostering healthier families and stronger societal… Home Leer en español. Key Takeaways The majority of families are forced to cut short their recovery, transition and bonding time after the birth or…