Author: Wendy Gonzales

Effective January 1, 2022, Dr. Cynthia Osborne joins Vanderbilt University and the Peabody College of Education and Human Development as Professor of Early Childhood Education...

The federal Build Back Better Act proposes a historic investment in the care of infants and toddlers that increases access and affordability by raising income...

We’re excited to announce that Dr. Cynthia Osborne will be joining the faculty of Vanderbilt University and its Peabody College of Education and Human Development...

Join us for one or all of the 2021 Roadmap Deep Dive Workshops! The series of workshops are full of learning that we had hoped...

What level of resources does a single mother with an infant and a toddler have to provide for her children in your state? How much does...

EVIDENCE POINTS TO A SET OF STATE POLICY CHOICES THAT ARE MOST IMPACTFUL FOR YOUNG CHILDREN Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap shows states the top public...

Through comprehensive reviews of the most rigorous evidence available to date, the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center has identified 11 effective solutions, including 5 effective policies...

Join thousands of policymakers, scholars, and practitioners across the country to learn how to strengthen state policies that impact the foundational prenatal-to-3 development period, starting...

LBJ School of Public Affairs Associate Dean for Academic Strategies and Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center director Dr. Cynthia Osborne has been named an affiliate of...

Our own Dr. Abby Lane joins EdsUp! podcast host Dr. Cathy Grace for a conversation about the American Rescue Plan and its many implications for...

Written by leading experts in early childhood, economics, psychology, public health, philanthropy, and more, newly released The Scale-Up Effect in Early Childhood and Public Policy:...

Mark your calendars for the virtual 2021 National Prenatal-to-3 Research to Policy Summit on October 7, 2021! [Updated] There is no registration fee to attend...

A child allowance is a cash-based family support policy aimed at providing families with children a consistent, recurring income supplement to prevent or mitigate poverty...

Founded by the National Academy of Sciences in 1933 as a multidisciplinary, not-for-profit, professional association, the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) has a...

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 invests unprecedented amounts of funding in the prenatal-to-3 period. As a result of this investment, states will have...

Paid family leave has a variety of benefits on its own, but it can also serve as a solution to infant care challenges. In research...

LBJ School of Public Affairs Associate Dean Dr. Cynthia Osborne, director of the Child and Family Research Partnership and the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center, has...

Ballmer Group has awarded the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at The University of Texas at Austin LBJ School of Public Affairs a multi-year award as...

Our health and wellbeing prenatally and during the first three years of life affect all future learning, behavior, and health. This time period is the...

Rigorous research conducted prior to the pandemic has shown that many of the policy changes spurred by COVID-19 can positively impact child and family wellbeing,...