What can we learn from the care policies for the children of red countries – EDNC

A new session, new opportunities

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Am I alone or January I felt three times longer than normal for you? He is at all excited to be here in February, the month when Liz and I are celebrating our birthdays like Pisces!

Part of what he did January to feel especially long was how excited we were to put the final touches on our Last major project And take it to you all – which is why you received a special edition of Early Bird last week.

Ours “Red state” The project started in May 2024 when some people who read our last major project – “Adventure learning” We took up to five states leading on the path to early childhood politics and investment – we asked if we knew what the red countries were doing on the front for early care and learning. We knew a little, but we started to learn a lot more.

We were grateful for the opportunity to attend Hunt Institute’s Institut In Las Vegas last September, where we sought people from Ohio, Kentucky, Alabama, Louisiana and Florida, who could help us tell us more about the last victories in the care of children in their states. The next few months we spent afterwards and was excited to share what people at home in North Carolina – just in time for the long session of the General Assembly.

Speaking of a long session, I also quickly threw a little “who is” in early care and what we have learned that we think it can be useful for people right now. There is a lot of turnover in the leadership of the long session in 2023, so we hope that this can help people reorient themselves and be based on 2025.

This is from us for now! Follow when the legislative session begins in high gear. We will be here with you …

Katie Dukes

Katie Duxi is the director of Early Childhood Policy at EDNC.