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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Nonprofit warns Native Hawaiian education funding program could be ‘zeroed out’
From Hawaii New Now 9/18/2025 Partners in Development Foundation (PIDF) serves thousands of keiki and caregivers, but its president and…
- Funding For Early Childhood Education
- Threat Watch
Affordable child care in Pennsylvania should not be politically gridlocked- Opinion
From Phillyburbs.com 9/18/2025 Right now, Pennsylvania families and educators are caught in the crossfire of a state budget standoff. The…
- Funding For Early Childhood Education
- Threat Watch
State Cuts in Washington Scale Back Once-Ambitious Preschool Options for Low-Income Families
From The Imprint 9/18/2025 In recent weeks, Catherine Dennis welcomed parents and their young children to the Yakima Valley nonprofit…
- Funding For Early Childhood Education
- Threat Watch
Judge Blocks Trump Policy Barring Undocumented Kids in Head Start
From Education Week 9/11/2025 A federal judge on Wednesday blocked Trump administration restrictions on services for immigrants in the country…
- Head Start
- Threat Watch
When did caring for America’s most vulnerable kids become political?
From Ohio Capital Journal 9/10/2025 For 60 years, Head Start has provided child care for the most vulnerable children in…
- Head Start
- Threat Watch
As early childhood apprenticeships increase, leaders say more are needed to support ‘the workforce behind the workforce’
From ED NC 9/9/2025 In January 2023, there were around 12 active early childhood educator apprentices across the state —…
- Requirements For Early Childhood Teachers
- Staffing shortage
- Teachers of Young Children