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Preventing ACEs Through Economic Supports (PACES)

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This report describes the tax-filing behaviors and overall wellbeing of families in Austin, Texas, with a focus on families that live in geographic regions of the city with a history of disinvestment.

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2026 Prenatal-to-3 Research to Policy Summit​

Join us September 29 to explore how the prenatal-to-3 policy landscape changed from 2016 to 2026.
Join us September 29 to explore how the prenatal-to-3 policy landscape changed from 2016 to 2026.
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State Leaders Convene in Nashville for Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center’s State Policy Academy on Early Childhood Governance

Three-day academy brought together state teams and national experts to examine how governance structures can improve outcomes for young children and families. Nashville, Tennessee – The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College
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Effective Early Childhood Governance: Lessons Learned from Governance Change

Governance change does not happen overnight, and states rarely accomplish it alone. Drawing on case studies of five states that consolidated their early childhood systems, a new brief from the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center identifies seven lessons learned, from sustained advocacy to strong, collaborative leadership, that can help state leaders pursue governance change reflecting their own early childhood goals.
Governance change does not happen overnight, and states rarely accomplish it alone. Drawing on case studies of five states that consolidated their early childhood systems, a new brief from the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center identifies seven lessons learned, from sustained advocacy to strong, collaborative leadership, that can help state leaders pursue governance change reflecting their own early childhood goals.