Our Early Childhood Work Focuses On
EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION
Providing more children with access to a safe and effective learning environment, both in child care and pre-K, gives children a strong start in life and helps ensure more children enter school ready to learn and on a path to success.
EARLY SUPPORT FOR MOTHERS, INFANTS, AND TODDLERS
A strong start in life requires a seamless continuum of care from preconception to postpartum, breastfeeding support, access to effective Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) for children under three with disabilities and developmental delays, home visiting programs, and other effective family supports.
ENDING RACIAL DISPARITIES
We must end racial disparities in school suspensions in pre-k and other early grades, access to Early Childhood Intervention, access to health insurance, infant mortality, and more.
THE INTERSECTION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD AND OTHER ISSUES
Effective early childhood policies set kids up for lifelong success by addressing their health and social-emotional needs and ensuring educators have the tools they need to help kids with challenging behaviors thrive and reach their potential.
Our Latest on Early Childhood
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Additional Resources
Our June 2023 report on early learning issues from the 2023 legislative session
Our February 2023 policy brief with recommendations to the Legislature on ECI for toddlers with disabilities
Our January 2023 policy brief on child care challenges and our recommendations to the Legislature
Our November 2021 blog about what the Build Back Better bill means for early learning in Texas
Our August 2021 op-ed about the need for the state to help keep schools open by allowing mask mandates
Our 2021 compilation of publications on the fight to improve child care ratios in Texas (updated with additional resources in 2022)
Our July 2021 legislative recap on early education, including child care, pre-k, and support for emergent bilingual students
Our website and Policy Roadmap for the Texas Early Childhood English Learner Initiative, launched in January 2020
Our November 2020 report on Early Childhood Intervention in Texas
Our April 2020 announcement of the Texas Prenatal to Three (PN-3) Collaborative
Our January 2020 policy brief on including our youngest kids as communities implement new student mental health resources
Our August 2019 report on early grade suspensions in Texas
Our 2019 legislative recap on early childhood policy
Our May 2019 one-pager on early childhood provisions in HB 3
Our April 2019 testimony on early childhood nutrition and fitness legislation
Our January 2019 policy brief on the effectiveness of pre-k
Our December 2018 report on pre-k policy
Our December 2018 interactive map on developmental screenings.
Our November 2018 report on Early Childhood Intervention funding in Texas
Our 2017 legislative recap on early childhood policy
Our September 2016 press release on TEA's report recommending limits on Texas pre-k class size