Advocacy Map
We believe that all children deserve a just, equitable and quality early childhood education. We know that with the current education landscape, the only way to make this happen is to educate and inform teachers, administrators and parents about how children develop and learn best . We advocate for active, playful, experiential approaches to learning that is grounded in and informed by child development theory and evidence-based research.
This interactive map offers resources about early childhood education at the individual state level as well as specific topic areas nationally. Here you can find state policy initiatives and legislation focused on #ECE as well as ally organizations who are working on specific areas. You can either click on a state to see the areas that are being addressed, and how or you can choose a topic (e.g. Recess or Play-based Learning) to see what states have initiatives in place or in the pipeline.
What’s happening in your state? What organizations or initiatives or policies are happening that we missed? Let us know!
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Action Alert: TOOLKIT: FY26 Appropriations
From First Five Years Fund 11/18/2025 The federal government reopened on November 13, ending the longest federal shutdown in United…
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Ballmer Group Grant Expands Early Childhood Education for Washington Families
From Northwest Asian Weekly 11/13/2025 Even a federal government shutdown could not stop philanthropies from supplementing major projects funded by…
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The Shutdown Is Over, But Thousands of Kids Are Still Locked Out of Head Start
From The 74 Million 11/15/225 “Nearly 9,000 children across 16 states and Puerto Rico remained locked out of Head Start…
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Trump Administration Sues Rhode Island Over Teacher Diversity Program
From Prism 11/6/2025 When the Department of Justice (DOJ) sued the state of Rhode Island in September over a program…
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Kids on the Ballot: What the 2025 Elections Said About America’s Priorities for Children
From Kids Can’t Wait Substack Children didn’t show up at the polls last week, but voters showed up for them…
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Chicago day care worker detained by immigration agents at drop-off time for children
From ABC6News 11/6/205 CHICAGO (AP) — An employee of a Chicago day care center and preschool was detained by immigration…
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