Resources

Press Release: NC Early Education Coalition brings families and advocates to Raleigh on April 9th for Strolling Thunder: A Think Babies™ Advocacy Day

This webinar, co-hosted with the NC Early Childhood Foundation, shared where North Carolina is on specific state-level policies that can support young children’s early learning through high quality early education environments and early intervention services. A recording and the presentation are available.

This infographic shows how and why we need to advance the early childhood education workforce through education and compensation strategies. Part of the Think Babies™ NC policy agenda.

This fact sheet details how and why we need to advance the early childhood education workforce through education and compensation strategies. Part of the Think Babies™ NC policy agenda.

This infographic shows how closing the health insurance coverage gap would help ensure all infants and toddlers have a healthy start in life with on-track development. Part of the Think Babies™ NC policy agenda.

This report from Duke's Center for Child and Family Policy suggests that paid family leave insurance would improve family health and economic outcomes.

This webinar explored early education issues in the 2019 legislative session and advocacy tools and resources.

This webinar explored early education issues in the 2019 legislative session and advocacy tools and resources.

This issue brief from the NC Early Childhood Foundation shares the results of a self-assessment of state-level policies around supporting babies' and toddlers' health and on-track development.

This issue brief from the NC Early Childhood Foundation shares the results of a self-assessment of state-level policies around supporting babies' and toddlers' early learning and development.

This issue brief from the NC Early Childhood Foundation translates two national papers for North Carolina, examining the prevalence of infant and toddler child care deserts in the state and estimating the cost of infant and toddler child care as a portion of median income.

This fact sheet and story collection details the need to expand access to health insurance coverage for early childhood educators.

Download a zip file with child care profiles for all 100 counties in North Carolina. These profiles provide local county data on child care subsidy and child care availability for children age 0-5.

Download a zip file with child care profiles for all 100 counties in North Carolina. These profiles provide local county data on child care subsidy and child care availability for children age 0-3.

This policy brief accompanies the Spring 2019 issue of Future of Children, which explores universal social programs designed to serve entire communities as they move toward achieving population impact in reducing child maltreatment, strengthening parental capacity, and improving infant health and development.

The NC Early Childhood Action Plan outlines a cohesive vision, sets benchmarks for impact by the year 2025, and establishes shared stakeholder accountability to achieve statewide goals for young children from birth through age 8.

Read an article in the News & Observer about the State of Babies Yearbook: 2019 report.

Press Release: New report shows areas of improvement needed for North Carolina’s babies