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2025 Prenatal-to-3 Legislative Roundup

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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.

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