Federal

The state where a baby is born makes a big difference in their chances for a strong start in life. For the first time, ZERO TO THREE and Child Trends are telling the state-by-state story of America’s babies. The data can be used by policymakers and advocates to identify and act on the challenges facing the youngest members of society.

The National Partnership for Women and Families and ZERO TO THREE have revised a fact sheet that summarizes key research on the importance of paid leave to ensure that infants and young children have adequate bonding time with parents and primary caregivers, which is essential for their healthy brain and emotional development.

This brief from Think Babies national partner 1000 Days summarizes a body of research in the fields of neuroscience and early childhood development, showing how good nutrition in pregnancy, infancy, and toddlerhood play a critical role in supporting children’s learning and development.

This newly released fact sheet from Think Babies national partner Food Research & Action Center provides a brief overview of the importance of early nutrition; briefly summarizes the harmful impacts of food insecurity on infants and young children; and highlights research demonstrating the effective role of the federal nutrition programs during early childhood in improving food and economic security, dietary intake, health, and development.

ABC News – See media highlights from the national Strolling Thunder event that took place on May 8^th, 2018 in Washington DC.

This blog post from our partners at the Georgetown Center for Children and Families discusses how Medicaid can be leveraged to support healthy emotional development and strong physical health for young children and their families.

This blog post from our partners at Fight Crime: Invest in Kids makes the case for how investing in babies results in crime prevention down the road.

This blog post from our partners at Generations United provides a great recap from the Strolling Thunder  DC event.

This blog post from our partners at the First Five Years Fund discusses why policymakers must Think Babies.

WDEF – See media highlights from the national Strolling Thunder event that took place on May 8^th, 2018 in Washington, DC.