Resource Library
Use these resources with the State of Babies Yearbook to call on federal and state lawmakers to Think Babies and work to improve outcomes for babies and families. They can be modified for use with your federal, state, and local policymakers.
Top 12 States for Babies
Learn which states are working most effectively with the GROW standards.
Recovery Begins with Babies and Families: An Agenda for the Administration and the 117th Congress
As the 117th Congress and the Administration work to address the COVID-19 pandemic’s destructive force and put our country back on track, this report provides …
Strengthening Connections: State Approaches to Connecting Families to Services
These case studies illustrate how states can help families locate and access appropriate supports.
Supporting High-Quality Early Care and Education from Birth to 5: State Strategies to Strengthen Infant-Toddler Care as Public Pre-K Expands
This brief and the accompanying webinar outline strategies to protect and expand access to a full continuum of high-quality care and education in the context o…
Places for All Babies: Home-Based Child Care is an Essential Part of the Solution
This policy brief includes examples of state strategies and recommendations that policymakers can explore in building a truly robust mixed delivery system that…
Addressing Bias and Advancing Equity in State Policy
This article explores the ways in which states can and are addressing racial equity in problem solving and policymaking.
The State of Child Care for Babies: The Need to Do Better for Our Youngest Children
This policy brief takes an in-depth look at the current state of the nation’s child care system and the importance of quality care for early development; and p…
