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

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. Read the full article

The 2023 Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap Report Illuminates Conditions in Ohio and Around the Country

Vanderbilt University’s Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center (PN-3) just issued its annual State Policy Roadmap, exploring ways that the states (and D.C.) can improve conditions so infants and toddlers can thrive. The Roadmap focuses on 12 solutions shown

Oklahoma Makes Progress on Family Leave, but More Needs to be Done — Opinion

The United States is the only industrialized nation without a paid leave policy. I spent the better part of last week at a conference hosted by the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center looking at Paid Family

The Cost of High Quality Child Care

In this podcast, the intricacies of the childcare system with distinguished guests, Jen Huffman and Anna Kresse from the Prenatal to 3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University are explored.  Focusing on the enormous ripple

After universal preschool’s launch, how will Colorado resolve problems facing parents and children?

When Colorado’s universal preschool program was set to launch, Carly Sargent-Knudson looked forward to full days in the classroom for 4-year-old Rune, paid for entirely by the state. She qualifies for a specialized education plan

The Value of Virginia’s Early Childhood Investments

It’s not every day you come across an investment that pays for itself within a year. A new report finds that early childhood is one of them. Analysis by the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center estimates that Virginia’s investment of

Ohio Take the Wheel

As we continue to build a movement focused on the unique needs of Ohio’s youngest children, Groundwork Ohio is committed to providing an impact on policies that work for young kids. One of the ways

To ensure children thrive from the start

Early in her career, Cynthia Osborne learned that the pathway to opportunity is paved by much more than a quality education. In 1994, a few years after graduating from college, Osborne began teaching middle school

Minnesota ahead of the pack in some prenatal, early childhood policies

Minnesota policies support expectant parents and young children more than other states, but there is still room for improvement, according to a team of Vanderbilt researchers. The Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at Vanderbilt University evaluates

North Carolina in bottom five for state services to children 3-and-under

National analysis for resources available for children 3 years old and under has placed North Carolina among the worst five states in the nation. The data gathering happened after lawmakers agreed to Medicaid expansion but

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