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Building a Roadmap for Prenatal-to-3 State Policy (with Cynthia Osborne) 

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Cynthia Osborne discusses the work of the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center, which focuses on building the evidence base for effective state policies to improve outcomes for infants, toddlers, and their families.

 

Dr. Osborne explains the importance of the prenatal-to-three period in shaping children’s development, and describes the rigorous process the Center uses to identify effective policies and strategies. She also discusses the just-released 2023 Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap, which lays out the most recent research on the best public investments states can make to impact child outcomes, and shows where each state is on the most effective policies and strategies. 

Read the full article from Center on Child and Family Policy

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