For more than 50 years, PBS Kids has offered free, research-based programming that supports children’s learning and development, with particular emphasis on families and communities historically underserved by the market. But the decision to defund the federal Ready to Learn…

Did you know that early financial strain can impact how an infant’s brain develops? This can affect a child’s executive function, language, and attention in the long term. Meanwhile, other forms of adversity can accelerate brain development. Dr. Carol Wilkinson,…

At a time when key supports for young children are threatened, revenue and tax policy is both the defensive line and the pathway to transformative investments for families. Join ECFC members from Pritzker Children’s Initiative, Buffett Early Childhood Fund and…

Ten years after the National Academies’ Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8: A Unifying Foundation report, many in the field are still grappling with the same core question: what will it take to support an equitable, sustainable, and…

Join ECFC a briefing on litigation affecting early childhood programs; key policy areas and funding disruptions; and insights and lessons learned in the past year.  We’ll discuss how philanthropy can best support litigation opportunities and strategies, and ways funders can…

Join ECFC for discussion with Start Early exploring the why, how, and who behind building a strong network of state focused Part C early intervention advocates. What are the systemic challenges, promising policy actions, and effective advocacy strategies? What do state…