The prenatal-to-3 period of development sets the foundation for all future health and wellbeing. The science of the developing child is clear: Infants and toddlers need loving, stimulating, stable, and secure care environments with limited exposure to adversity.
The annual Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap is a first-of-its-kind guide that state leaders can use to develop and implement the most effective policies to strengthen their state’s prenatal-to-3 (PN-3) system of care.
The inaugural 2020 Roadmap provides baseline information on the current status of each state’s prenatal-to-3 system of care and will be updated annually to monitor:
Explore the different components of the Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap below. To download the PDF Roadmap and state profiles, go directly to Complete Roadmap.
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Overview of the four steps states can take to strengthen their prenatal-to-3 systems of care, grounded in the evidence
The Roadmap at-a-glance chart showing alignment of the eight science-driven goals and the most effective policies and strategies
Downloadable Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap, Executive Summary, and state Roadmaps for each of the 50 states and DC
Interactive dashboards of the robust data from the Roadmap showing where states are and how they compare to other states
For an ongoing inventory of rigorous evidence reviews, including detailed information on each Roadmap policy and strategy, go to the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Clearinghouse.
Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center. (2020). Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap 2020: Building a Strong and Equitable Prenatal-to-3 System of Care. Child and Family Research Partnership. Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin. http://pn3policy.org/pn-3-state-policy-roadmap.