Paid Family Leave and Affordable Child Care Are Integral to a Strong Prenatal-to-3 System of Care
RESEARCH BRIEF | B.004.0221 February 2021 Download PDF Research demonstrates that the prenatal-to-3 age period lays the foundation for children’s cognitive and emotional development.1 It is critical that infants and toddlers receive nurturing, responsive care
Why Do We Focus on the Prenatal-to-3 Age Period?: Understanding the Importance of the Earliest Years
Download PDF Investing in Families During the Earliest Years Can Improve Quality of Life in the Short and Long Term Our health and wellbeing prenatally and during the first three years of life affect all
State Variation Tables from the Appendix of the 2020 Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap
The 2020 Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap identifies the most effective state-level policies and strategies that support the developing child. Below are the state variation tables from the Roadmap. Policy Goals Access to Needed Services (PDF)
2020 Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap
Through comprehensive reviews of the most rigorous evidence available, the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center identified the most effective state policies and strategies, that foster the nurturing environments infants and toddlers need and many of which,