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.
- Show all
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
- Article
Policy and Advocacy Achievements for Babies in 2021
Thank you for being a Big Voice for Little Kids in 2021! Let's keep babies top of mind in… This year, babies and families have had powerful champions, with extraordinary results. Policymakers are learning about the potential of the first three years of life and…
Continuing the Rally for Paid Family Medical Leave in States
ZERO TO THREE and CLASP recently hosted several states at a virtual joint economic security convening. Among other presentations, participants… The Oregon program is set to be fully implemented in 2023. At that time it will: Be available to all working Oregonians except federal employees…
- Members Only
My, How We’ve Grown! The Birth and Development of a Public Awareness Campaign to Foster Caregiver-Child Interactions
by Cora Boecker, Supervisor, Langley Infant Development Program, Langley, BC, Canada Editor’s Note: Recently, ZERO TO THREE member Cora Boecker used Member Connect to… by Cora Boecker, Supervisor, Langley Infant Development Program, Langley, BC, Canada Editor’s Note: Recently, ZERO TO THREE member Cora Boecker used Member Connect to share three videos created by…
- Journal
Guardians in the Nursery: The Role of Early Childhood Educators in Fostering Infant and Young Children’s Positive Mental Health
Dorinda Silver Williams, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, Washington, DC Kathleen Mulrooney, ZERO TO THREE, Washington, DC… Dorinda Silver Williams, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, Washington, DC Kathleen Mulrooney, ZERO TO THREE, Washington, DC Abstract This article focuses on…
- Members OnlyJournal
Advancing Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Policy in States: Stories From the Field, Part Two
Julie Cohen, ZERO TO THREE Policy Center, Washington, DC Deborah Roderick Stark, Deborah Roderick Stark and Associates, Harwood, Maryland Abstract… Julie Cohen, ZERO TO THREE Policy Center, Washington, DC Deborah Roderick Stark, Deborah Roderick Stark and Associates, Harwood, Maryland Abstract This article describes some of…
- Members OnlyJournal
Elevating the Voice of Underrepresented Young Children and Their Families: Reflecting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Within Academic Research
Ann T. Chu, University of California, San Francisco Aimee Hilado, Northeastern Illinois University Obianuju O. Berry, Columbia University Medical Center,… Ann T. Chu, University of California, San Francisco Aimee Hilado, Northeastern Illinois University Obianuju O. Berry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York State Psychiatric…