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State Lawmakers Can Make a Difference for Today’s Babies
Article from Insider NJ covering the expansion of New Jersey’s paid family leave law and features Think Babies state partner Advocates for Children of New Jersey discussing the importance of comprehensive paid family leave for child development.
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Child Care Access Now Act Passes State House
Coverage by KEPR of progress of HB 1344, the Washington Child Care Access Now Act, which directs the development of a plan to provide universal access to quality affordable child care by 2025. It features Think Babies state partner, Children’s Alliance.
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State Early Childcare Program Falls Short for Parents
News story from WRAL TV features Think Babies state partner organization North Carolina Early Education Coalition discussing the need for increased investments in child care.
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Strollers Descend on Raleigh to Push for Policies Supporting Infants and Toddlers
Article from Education NC provides a summary of North Carolina’s second Strolling Thunder event held on April 8, 2019 by Think Babies state partner organizations the North Carolina Early Education Coalition and Child Care Services Association.
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Legislative Insight: Strolling Thunder Makes Noise for Quality Child Care
Video from Legislative Insight provides coverage of Rhode Island’s second Strolling Thunder event held on May 1, 2019 by Think Babies state partner Rhode Island Kids Count.
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Helping Babies and Toddlers Thrive: A Look at Recent State Legislation
This policy brief from NCSL provides an overview of recent state legislation that supports infants, toddlers and their families, including state laws that: improve access to and quality of child care, ensure parents have time to bond with young children, and empower parents to support their child’s healthy emotional and physical development.
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New Fact Sheet Makes the Case for Paid Leave in Rhode Island
A fact sheet developed by the National Partnership for Women and Families makes the case for strengthening Rhode Island's existing paid family leave policies.
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New Resources on How Medicaid can Support Healthy Emotional Development for Infants and Toddlers
As part of our focus on emotional development, Think Babies partner, Georgetown Center for Children and Families, released new resources for state policymakers and advocates. Their new report, Using Medicaid to Ensure the Healthy Social and Emotional Development of Infant and Toddlers, and related webinar highlights practical state strategies to ensure that young children and their families in Medicaid receive the support they need to support strong mental health. A...
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NGA Releases Report on “Integrating and Advancing State Prenatal to Age 3 Policies”
In June 2018, the National Governor’s Association (NGA) convened an expert roundtable conversation to review the latest research on early childhood development and current state efforts to support infants and toddlers and their families. In partnership with the Think Babies campaign, NGA recently released a report of that conversation that lays out what state leaders need to do to ensure strong futures for babies and their families.
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Neural Networks and Navigating Newborn Nutrition
In this blog post, Think Babies national partner NCSL discusses the importance of healthy nutrition for infants and toddlers and how public policies and programs can help.
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