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Investing in Infants and Toddlers: The Economics of Early Childhood
A Proven Return on Investment: Economists and the Business Community Advance a Birth to Five Agenda
Connecting with Infant-Toddler Professionals to Advocate for Young Children and Their Families
Moving the Infant-Toddler Policy Agenda Forward Together: Strategies to Build Successful Coalitions
Partnering with the Business Community & Economists to Advance a Birth to Five Policy Agenda
Tracking Services for Infants, Toddlers & Their Families: A Look at Federal Early Childhood Programs and the Roles of State and Local Governments
Building Relationships: Parallels Between Infant-Toddler Development and the Public Policy Process
How to Plan a Site Visit: Inviting Policymakers to See Your Work with Infants, Toddlers & Their Families
Sample Invitation to Member of Congress for Site Visit
Understanding Your State's Public Policy Process
Sample Thank You Letter to Member of Congress
How a Bill Becomes a Law: Roles of Congressional Staff
Using Web Tools to Become a Strong Voice for Babies
How to Write a Letter to the Editor and an Opinion Editorial
Babies and the Budget: Opportunities for Action
Glossary of Policy & Advocacy Terms: A guide to the ABCs and Acronyms
of the Infant-Toddler Policy Process
Congressional Committees Addressing Infant and Toddler Issues
Federal Agencies Responsible for Implementing Programs for Infants and Toddlers
Using Data to Advocate Effectively
Governors’ Summits on Early Childhood: Raising Awareness and Implementing Plans for Children Birth to Five (2008)
Governors’ Summits on Early Childhood: Closing the Achievement Gap for Children Birth to Five
State House Basics
Promoting State Initiatives to Expand Access to Early Head Start
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Primers
Investing in Infants and Toddlers: The Economics of Early Childhood
In the field of economics, recent focus on issues of “human capital” (defined as education and skills) has led economic researchers to a conclusion that early childhood professionals have known all along: investing in high-quality early childhood programs reaps considerable savings and numerous personal and social benefits. This article outlines current economic research, its application within the field of child development, and ways in which early childhood professionals and economists can join forces to advocate for greater investment in programs that support infants, toddlers and their families.
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A Proven Return on Investment: Economists and the Business Community Advance a Birth to Five Agenda
This article examines the economic benefits of investing in the earliest years and provides a state example which demonstrates it in action. It also provides tips and strategies for how states and/or communities can work with business leaders and economists to establish similar investments for infants, toddlers, and their families. [ 83.6 KB ]
Connecting with Infant-Toddler Professionals to Advocate for Young Children and Their Families
This article explores why engaging other infant-toddler professionals in advocacy can be an effective strategy for policy change and provides practical tools and examples to help you in your efforts.
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Moving the Infant-Toddler Policy Agenda Forward Together: Strategies to Build Successful Coalitions
This article provides practical strategies and examples to help you build effective coalitions to improve policies for infants and toddlers in your state or community.
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Partnering with the Business Community & Economists to Advance a Birth to Five Policy Agenda
by Robert H. Dugger, Managing Director, Tudor Investment Corporation and Chair of the Advisory Board, Partnership for America’s Economic Success and Debbie M. Rappaport, Project Director, ZERO TO THREE Policy Network
This article is dedicated to discussing the positive partnerships that can be made between the business community, economists and early childhood advocates to advance a birth to five policy agenda.
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Tracking Services for Infants, Toddlers & Their Families: A Look at Federal Early Childhood Programs and the Roles of State and Local Governments
To help you in your advocacy for infants and toddlers, this chart summarizes the primary federal programs currently focused on very young children and the roles of federal, state and local governments in those programs.
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Building Relationships: Parallels Between Infant-Toddler Development and the Public Policy Process
This article explores relationship-building in early childhood and in the world of policy and advocacy. With a deeper understanding of relationships and how to build them, we can be stronger advocates for babies, toddlers and their families.
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How to Plan a Site Visit: Inviting Policymakers to See Your Work with Infants, Toddlers & Their Families
Use this advocacy tool to help plan and implement a site visit with your local, state and federal policymakers.
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Sample Invitation to Member of Congress for Site Visit
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Understanding Your State's Public Policy Process
This advocacy tool provides you with resources to help you develop an understanding of your state and how policy decisions are made there.
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Sample Thank You Letter to Members of Congress
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How a Bill Becomes a Law: Roles of Congressional Staff
This ZERO TO THREE Policy Network advocacy tool describes the process of how a bill becomes a law at the federal level and explains the roles of key Congressional staff.
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Using Web Tools to Become a Strong Voice for Babies
In our efforts to create a strong voice for babies, the ZERO TO THREE Policy Center is utilizing web-based tools designed to help you advocate with ease. This advocacy article highlights the features of this web tool, and how you can use it to take a more active role in the public policy process.
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How to Write a Letter to the Editor and an Opinion Editorial
This ZERO TO THREE Policy Network advocacy tool outlines suggestions for writing letters to the editor and op-eds and getting them printed, as well as examples of published opinion pieces.
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Babies and the Budget: Opportunities for Action
This advocacy tool is about the federal budget process: Why it’s important, how it works and where to seize opportunities to be involved.
Advocacy tool [ 1,675 KB ]
Glossary of Policy & Advocacy Terms: A Guide to the ABCs and Acronyms of the Infant-Toddler Policy Process
This interactive advocacy tool helps you make sense of the terms and acronyms commonly used in the public policy and advocacy arena, so you can be an effective communicator and an effective advocate for infants and toddlers.
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Congressional Committees Addressing Infant and Toddler Issues
This document is an overview of the Congressional committees and subcommittees addressing infant and toddler issues, including the members and leaders of those committees.
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Federal Agencies Responsible for Implementing Programs Affecting Infants and Toddlers
This document is an overview of the federal agencies responsible for implementing programs for infants and toddlers, including descriptions of all the federal programs and links to their web sites. Read the report now.
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Using Data to Advocate Effectively
By Carole Cochran, South Dakota KIDS COUNT Project
Business Research Bureau, The University of South Dakota
This advocacy tool, written by the project director of South Dakota KIDS COUNT, shows you some simple steps for how to find and use data that can make your advocacy efforts more compelling.
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Governors’ Summits on Early Childhood: Raising Awareness and Implementing Plans for Children Birth to Five (2008)
This article highlights the 10 states which received grants in 2007 from the National Governors Association Center on Best Practices to host Governors' Summits on Early Childhood.
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Governors’ Summits on Early Childhood: Closing the Achievement Gap for
Children Birth to Five
The National Governors Association Center on Best Practices (NGA Center) awarded $10,000 grants to 7 states during 2006, so that the Governors in those states could host a statewide summit on early childhood and draw attention to the needs of their youngest children. This article highlights the seven summits.
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Promoting State Initiatives to Expand Access to Early Head Start
by Elizabeth DiLauro, ZERO TO THREE Policy Center, and Rachel Schumacher, Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP)
This article summarizes the different approaches states are using to expand access to Early Head Start, as well as the opportunities and challenges facing state policymakers. The article also provides recommendations for states interested in building up on the Early Head Start model, and outlines ways that infant-toddler professionals can promote these policies in their state.
Much of this article is excerpted from Building on the Promise: State Initiatives to Expand Access to Early Head Start for Young Children and their Families, a joint publication of the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) and ZERO TO THREE.
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