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2025 Prenatal-to-3 Legislative Roundup

2025 Prenatal-to-3 Legislative Roundup

As the year winds down, we recap the 2025 action on state policies to support children and families.

Each year, our policy team tracks hundreds of bills that affect infants, toddlers, and their families. During the 2025 session, lawmakers across the country introduced, and many enacted, legislation aligned with six key components of the prenatal-to-3 system of care, as outlined in the 2025 Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap.

As states prepare for the year ahead, our team will continue tracking legislative movement and providing timely analysis to support partners working to improve outcomes for young children and their families.

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© December 2025, Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center, All Rights Reserved. The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at Peabody College of Education and Human Development, Vanderbilt University aims to accelerate states’ implementation of evidence-based policies that help all children thrive from the start.

Topics: Child care, Economic supports, Health care, Paid leave, Parental health
Subtopics: Child care workforce, Doulas, Earned income tax credit, Medicaid, Nutrition supports, Paid family leave

Press Release
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12.19.25

Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center Secures $4 Million in Renewed Funding to Support Ongoing Progress in Early Childhood Development

FUNDING RENEWALS FROM MAJOR PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS WILL STRENGTHEN OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH EFFORTS AIMED AT IMPROVING OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES Press Contact: Sydne Lewis, 615-343-9946, sydne.lewis@vanderbilt.edu The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University’s

News
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12.17.25

Our 2025 Year In Review

A Snapshot of our Work to Strengthen Prenatal-to-3 Systems of Care Across the Country In 2025, the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center continued to support state leaders with rigorous evidence and policy analysis focused on the

Research Brief
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12.10.25

State Policy Progress on Community-Based Doulas in 2025

Many expectant parents share a similar experience of being overwhelmed during one of life’s most transformative periods. Identified as one of several effective policies that can impact a state’s prenatal-to-3 system of care in our