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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Government shutdown imperils dozens of Head Start preschool programs
From Action News Now 10/20/2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — Head Start programs that serve tens of thousands of the nation’s neediest preschoolers are facing…
- Head Start
- Threat Watch
Four Colorado counties will vote whether to increase their sales taxes to fund child care
From Rocky Mountain PBS 10/21/2025 DENVER — Sahyana Ruelas faced a difficult choice last month: keep her job as a…
- Threat Watch
Cuts to the state’s child care system have created the perfect storm. Indiana must fix it
From Indiana Capital Chronicle 10/21/2025 Indiana’s child care system serves as critical support for the state’s economy. It is also under enormous strain….
- Threat Watch
Trump Administration Threatens Support for Children With Disabilities
From Center on Budget and Policy Priorities 10/21/2025 Earlier this month, the Trump Administration took aim at a vital program…
- Threat Watch
‘Cruel to families’: 2,300 vulnerable Kansas City children at risk amid government shutdown
From KCTV5 10/17/2025 KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) – Nearly 2,300 Kansas City children are the latest at risk in the…
- Threat Watch
Program for young Michigan kids, families lost all its state funding in budget cut
From Yahoo News via Detroit Press 10/17/2025 Michigan’s state budget unexpectedly eliminated all $19.4 million in funding for a program…
- Threat Watch
