Resources

This webinar gave an update on the House budget and other early education activity in the 2019 legislative session.

This webinar gave an update on the House budget and other early education activity in the 2019 legislative session.

A blog from Michele Rivest, Policy Director of the NC Early Education Coalition.

This new guide from NCSL is designed to help infant-toddler professionals understand how state legislatures work and how state legislators gather information and develop policies related to early childhood. The guide also identifies how people outside state capitols can communicate effectively with their elected leaders and provide constructive input throughout the legislative process.

Read a summary of the 2019 NC House Budget with the Coalition's comments.

Read a summary of the 2019 NC House Budget.

Read an article in EdNC recapping our Strolling Thunder Think Babies™ NC Advocacy Day.

A blog from Michele Rivest, Policy Director of the NC Early Education Coalition.

This report from national nonprofit ReadyNation examines the economic impact of the lack of access to reliable infant-toddler child care in North Carolina.

This policy agenda outlines the 2019 Think Babies™ NC policy priorities.

This toolkit contains resources, templates, data, and more tools to help you be an effective advocate for infants, toddlers, their families and their educators.

Use this toolkit for sample social media messages and graphics on the topic of early education for infants and toddlers.

Use this toolkit for sample social media messages and graphics on the topic of family support for infants and toddlers.

Use this toolkit for sample social media messages and graphics on the topic of healthy beginnings for infants and toddlers.

Use these sample social media messages and graphics to be a big voice for babies!

This infographic shows the need to ensure an accurate count of young children in the 2020 Census. Part of the Think Babies™ NC policy agenda.

This fact sheet details the need to ensure an accurate count of young children in the 2020 Census. Part of the Think Babies™ NC policy agenda.

This infographic shows the need to expand home visiting opportunities for families with infants and toddlers. Part of the Think Babies™ NC policy agenda.

This fact sheet details the need to provide paid family and medical leave for families with infants and toddlers. Part of the Think Babies™ NC policy agenda.

This infographic shows the need to expand home visiting opportunities for families with infants and toddlers. Part of the Think Babies™ NC policy agenda.

This fact sheet details the need to expand home visiting opportunities for families with infants and toddlers. Part of the Think Babies™ NC policy agenda.

This infographic shows the need to provide reasonable workplace accommodations for pregnant employees. Part of the Think Babies™ NC policy agenda.

This fact sheet details the need to provide reasonable workplace accommodations for pregnant employees. Part of the Think Babies™ NC policy agenda.

This fact sheet details the need to increase funding for child care subsidy assistance for working families with infants and toddlers. Part of the Think Babies™ NC policy agenda.