How Universal Home Visiting Models Can Support Newborns and Their Families
- Family Support
- Think Babies
This report examines the benefits of universal home visiting programs, using Family Connects as a model.
Think Babies™ NC Policy Agenda Infographic
- Advocacy
- Early Education
- Family Support
- Health
- Legislative
- Think Babies
- Workforce
States use New Child Care and Development Block Grant Funds to Help Children and Families: Update
- Early Education
- Think Babies
A 2019 update on how states are utilizing CCDBG funds.
Think Babies Census Poverty Data Support Toolkit
- Think Babies
Social media toolkit about young children and the Census
Preschool Development Grant B-5 Survey of Early Childhood Education Data Users
- Early Education
- Think Babies
OPINION: We don’t start high-quality early childhood programs soon enough, research shows
- Early Education
- Think Babies
This op-ed by Gerry Cobb, director of the Pritzker Children's Initiative, outlines the benefits of supporting children during their first three years.
Meeting the Promise of Paid Leave: Best Practices in State Paid Leave Implementation
- Family Support
- Think Babies
This report identifies challenges, best practices, and recommendations from state paid leave programs.
Paid Family and Medical Leave Must Be Comprehensive to Help Workers and Their Children
- Family Support
- Think Babies
This report from the Center for American Progress explains the need for comprehensive paid family and medical leave.
Working Families are Spending Big Money on Child Care
- Early Education
- Think Babies
This report from the Center for American Progress details the difficulties families face in affording child care.
Checking In on the Child Care Landscape – 2019 State Fact Sheets
- Early Education
- Think Babies
- Workforce
The Missed Opportunity for North Carolina’s Youngest Children
- Early Education
- Legislative
- Think Babies
This report from the NC Justice Center's Budget & Tax Center details North Carolina's use of CCDBG funding and the missed opportunity for working families with young children.
The State of Child Care in America
- Advocacy
- Early Education
- Legislative
- Think Babies
This website (created by the Center for American Progress, Bipartisan Policy Center, Child Care Aware of America, First Five Years Fund, and NAEYC) provides information about the Child Care and Development Block Grant, including an overview of the program, state data on the unmet need for child care assistance and highlights of how states are using their CCDBG funds.
Blog: Counting All Children in the 2020 Census Would Benefit Poor Children
- Advocacy
- Family Support
- Think Babies
Press Release: Communities in NC receive funding to support young children and families
- Think Babies
Press Release: Communities in NC receive funding to support young children and families. NC Early Education Coalition announces eight recipients of mini-grants for community advocacy activities.
House and Senate Budget Comparisons
- Early Education
- Legislative
- NC Pre-K
- Think Babies
Read a comparison of the 2019 NC House and Senate Budgets.
Governor Cooper: Executive Order 95
- Family Support
- Health
- Legislative
- Think Babies
Executive Order 95: Providing Paid Parental Leave to Eligible State Employees