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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Outdoor Preschool Licensing in Maryland
“In January 2020 (before the pandemic), ERAFANS director Monica Wiedel-Lubinski formed an Outdoor Preschool Licensing Advisory Team (OPLAT) and they got to work! Conversations with MSDE officials, local organizations and schools, policy makers, elected officials, advocates, and other stakeholders began in earnest to establish allies and help inform the public of the need for the bill. “
- Early Childhood Education
- Nature
- Teachers of Young Children
New Mexico Passes Constitutional Amendment to Increase Early Childhood Funding
“…New Mexico voters made history: they overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment that makes theirs the first state to guarantee a right to early childhood education while directing substantial, steady funding to child care and early education.”
- Early Childhood Education
- Funding For Early Childhood Education
Recess Advocacy for Washington State Students
We are a coalition of community-based organizations from across Washington state working toward a statewide recess policy that would guarantee elementary school…
- Recess
Connecticut: Play Based Learning Bill. URGENT
We are excited to share that a bill promoting play-based learning in the early grades will have a public hearing…
- Early Childhood Education
Massachusetts Awarded $36M Federal Grant to Strengthen Services for Young Children
Massachusetts to receive $12 million annually for three years to support early childhood services for children from birth to age 5
- Early Childhood Education
- Early Childhood Mental Health
- Funding For Early Childhood Education
- Professional Development
- Staffing shortage
- Support For Parents Of Young Children
- Teachers of Young Children
Recess Advocacy for Washington State Students
We are a coalition of community-based organizations from across Washington state working toward a statewide recess policy that would guarantee…