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New Report Finds Wide Disparities in Investments in Children’s Earliest Years Across States

POLICIES ADOPTED BY STATES DRIVE MAJOR DIFFERENCES IN THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO FAMILIES  Press Contact: Sydne Lewis, 615-343-9946, sydne.lewis@vanderbilt.edu The first three years of life are critical for healthy development, yet families in some states

Partnering to Enhance Nashville’s Early Literacy Landscape with Nashville Public Library and the Begin Bright Program

TRANSFORMATIVE EARLY LITERACY INITIATIVE AIMS TO BUILD FOUNDATIONAL READING SKILLS IN CHILDREN FOR LONG-TERM SUCCESS.  Press Contact: Sydne Lewis, 615-343-9946, sydne.lewis@vanderbilt.edu The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center is proud to announce the launch of a comprehensive

The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation Makes Strategic Grant for our Work in Early Childhood Governance and Community-Based Doulas

THE GRANT WILL HELP US BUILD AND SHARE THE EVIDENCE BASE FOR SOLUTIONS TO IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH DISPARITIES AND THE DISTRIBUTION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES. Press Contact: Molly Kramer, 615-343-8948, molly.m.kramer@vanderbilt.edu  The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact

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How fixing child care could boost Tarrant County’s economy

Tarrant County needs about 2,000 more early childhood educators to fully staff existing child care centers. That shortage makes it harder for parents — especially mothers — to work, according to a new study analyzing

Colorado Ranks #1 in Resources Available to Families with Young Children

The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center’s 2025 State Policy Roadmap shows Colorado leading the country in early-childhood resource availability for working parents. The Center’s interactive “Policy Impact Calculator” shows that a working parent with two young children

What Trump’s big tax law could mean for the youngest Americans

The impact of the massive spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law on Independence Day is expected to filter down to infants and toddlers—a segment of the population that’s particularly vulnerable to cuts to the

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