The Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and ZERO TO THREE call on federal and state policymakers to embrace policy agenda that invests in and optimizes proven programs and seizes new opportunities to make policies work better for families with young children.

This profile provides demographic information about Michigan’s infants and toddlers and their families. It also explains the current policy landscape, including threats and opportunities at the state level, as well as proposed policy actions to improve wellbeing.

In March 2018, Congress passed a $2.37 billion increase for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG). With this historic investment, states can get back on track and make child care subsidies work better for families with low incomes. This brief outlines different ways states can use the funds to improve their child care programs.

This brief examines states' use of Medicaid as a key source of funding for early childhood mental health (ECMH) services. It presents the results of a 50-state survey that gathered information from state administrators about Medicaid coverage 

Links to states' draft plans for the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), with a focus on elements related to early learning.

States are using their ECE data to better understand the needs of families.  This brief shares strategies and recommendations for states and communities to use data to open even more doors to children and families. 

This report was written for the Maine Legislature’s Joint Standing Committee on Education and Cultural Affairs as a result of concerns that a high number of very young children across Maine were being suspended or expelled from early care and education settings, including preschools, child care centers, family child care homes, and Head Starts. This report examines what Maine child care providers and teachers are experiencing in their child care homes and classrooms, and what can be done to address the concerns that young children in Maine are not consistently receiving the support they need to develop all the skills they need to be able to start school on time and succeed academically.

This brief highlights how repealing the ACA will impact the well-being of parents and harm child well-being. 

This report discusses how Texas policymakers can support mothers with perinatal depression