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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FFYF Briefing Room: Safeguarding Access to Affordable Child Care
From First Five Years Fund 3/2/2026 The federal child care program has a long history of bipartisan support, with a…
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Expanding the Young Child Tax Credit Would Help More Families Afford Basic Needs
From California Budget and Policy Center, February 2026 Around 7 million Californians consistently struggle to make ends meet due to factors like unaffordable…
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5 Ways the Trump Administration Targeted Children in 2025
From First Focus on Children A truth guide for the State of the Union address In advance of tomorrow’s State…
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Colorado Child Care Centers can Hardly Afford to Stay Open, and Many Families Can’t Afford to Enroll Without Government Help
From The Colorado Sun 2/15/2026 Ten empty cribs fill a canary yellow classroom at Mero Kaya’s Jump Start Early Learning…
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Washington Child Care Cuts Threaten Economic Fallout, Advocacy Groups Rally
From KXLY.com 2/13/2026 Proposed budget cuts to Washington’s child care subsidy programs could create sweeping economic consequences. On Thursday, advocacy…
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Protecting Students While Public Education is Under Attack
From EdTrust 2/10/2026 Soon after President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, his administration launched an aggressive effort to…
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