Since infants and toddlers don’t care where their teacher or home visitor is funded from, it behooves all of us grown-ups to be aware and make it easier for the funding to get to the person to get to the baby!
Across the US, state approaches to early childhood governance vary widely. Early childhood governance refers to the organization of government entities and the distribution of authority and accountability for administering programs and services that support young children and their families. State-level governance choices may affect families’ access to and experience with programs and services, as well as the efficiency of the system writ large. Check out Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Centers resource on Governance here: https://pn3policy.org/early-childhood-governance/ to learn more about your state’s governance structure, how it compares to the national landscape, and lessons learned from our case studies on state governance
