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
Webinar: Legislative Update on Early Education Recording (5.20.19)
- Early Education
- Legislative
- NC Pre-K
- Think Babies
- Workforce
This webinar gave an update on the House budget and other early education activity in the 2019 legislative session.
Webinar: Legislative Update on Early Education Presentation (5.20.19)
- Early Education
- Legislative
- NC Pre-K
- Think Babies
- Workforce
This webinar gave an update on the House budget and other early education activity in the 2019 legislative session.
Professional Development 2019 Spring Seminar Series Registration Form
- Early Education
- Events
Download a registration form/flyer for the Coalition's Professional Development Seminar Series.
North Carolina Should Focus on Early Childhood Learning in Order to Raise Achievement in Predominantly Disadvantaged School Districts
- Early Education
- Legislative
- NC Pre-K
Blog: House Budget Leaves Too Many Children Behind
- Advocacy
- Early Education
- Family Support
- Legislative
- Think Babies
A blog from Michele Rivest, Policy Director of the NC Early Education Coalition.
NCSL: Working With State Legislators – A Guide for Infant-Toddler Professionals
- Advocacy
- Legislative
- Think Babies
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.
NC House Budget Special Provisions
- Legislative
Read the 2019 NC House Budget Special Provisions report.
NC House Budget summary with Coalition comments
- Early Education
- Family Support
- Legislative
- NC Pre-K
- Think Babies
- Workforce
Read a summary of the 2019 NC House Budget with the Coalition's comments.
NC House Budget summary
- Early Education
- Family Support
- Legislative
- NC Pre-K
- Think Babies
- Workforce
Read a summary of the 2019 NC House Budget.
State Early Child Care Program Falls Short for Parents (WRAL)
- Early Education
- Think Babies
Strollers descend on Raleigh to push for policies supporting infants and toddlers (EdNC)
- Advocacy
- Early Education
- Family Support
- Health
- Think Babies
- Workforce
Read an article in EdNC recapping our Strolling Thunder Think Babies™ NC Advocacy Day.
Blog: It’s Time to Think Babies!
- Advocacy
- Early Education
- Family Support
- Health
- Think Babies
A blog from Michele Rivest, Policy Director of the NC Early Education Coalition.
Want to Grow NC’s Economy? Fix the Child Care Crisis.
- Early Education
- Think Babies
This report from national nonprofit ReadyNation examines the economic impact of the lack of access to reliable infant-toddler child care in North Carolina.
Think Babies™ NC Policy Priorities
- Advocacy
- Early Education
- Family Support
- Health
- Legislative
- Think Babies
This policy agenda outlines the 2019 Think Babies™ NC policy priorities.
Think Babies™ NC Advocacy Toolkit
- Advocacy
- Think Babies
This toolkit contains resources, templates, data, and more tools to help you be an effective advocate for infants, toddlers, their families and their educators.
2019 NC General Assembly Contact Information
- Advocacy
Download contact information for all NC state Senators and Representatives.