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The Promise of Opportunity

The Birth to Five Policy Alliance works to fulfill the American promise of opportunity for all. Forty-two percent of our nation’s children under 6 live in low-income families and the “opportunity gap” is rooted in these very early years. The Alliance’s goal is to shift the odds for our youngest, most vulnerable children so they can grow up eager to learn and ready for success in life. Click here to learn more about the work supported by the Birth to Five Policy Alliance.

Preschool Plan Rejected

March 4, 2010 — Argus Leader
For the fourth consecutive year a bill that would lay the ground work for voluntary state-supported prekindergarten was killed in the South Dakota legislature.

Race to the Top Finalists Announced

March 4, 2010 — US Department of Education
Today the Department of Education announce 15 states and the District of Columbia as finalists in the department’s $4.35 billion grant program to reform the educational system.

NACCRRA's 2010 Policy Symposium

March 9-13, 2010 — Washington D.C.

NACCRRA's Policy Symposium will feature sessions on the latest policy, research, and practice developments in child care and child care resource and referral.

June 5, 2010 — Phoenix, Arizona
The annual National Summit of States is an intensive work day designed for state leaders working to build and enhance policies for early childhood professional development and career systems. The summits include interactive peer-to-peer discussions with a variety of national experts serving as resources to state leadership teams.

What's New from the Alliance

Responding to the Needs of Young Latino Children

This white paper, from the National Council of La Raza, examines how states are working to build comprehensive early learning standards and to address issues of professional development to ensure the success of Latino and English language learner children and families.

President Obama, on February 1, presented his FY 2011 budget proposal to Congress. This document from CLASP, offers a blueprint of the president's early childhood education spending priorities for the coming year.

An interview with Marcy Whitebook with the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment on the low wages of child care professionals.

A policy framework from CLASP, comprised of key principles describing what babies and toddlers in child care need and 15 recommendations for states to move forward.