This page brings together practical tools, timely insights, and action-oriented guidance to support early childhood advocates at every level. Here you will find materials designed to strengthen policy engagement, build shared understanding, and help translate values into meaningful advocacy. Explore these resources to stay informed, connect issues to real-world impact, and take confident steps that elevate young children, families, and the early learning workforce.
NAEYC Resources
- ECE Workforce Surveys
- Los Padres Tienen Miedo: Early Educators Describe the Harmful Effects of Immigration Enforcement in Early Care Settings (May 2026)
- State Fact Sheets (2025)
- Spotlight on State Actions & Investments in the Early Childhood Workforce (Fall 2024)
- The Costs of Deregulating Child Care Decreased Supply, Increased Turnover, and Compromised Safety (Spring 2024)
- Compilation of ECE Workforce Compensation Resources (2024)
- Protecting Medicaid: NAEYC’s Brief on Medicaid as an Essential Support for Early Childhood Educators (May 2025)
- 2025 Budget Reconciliation Advocacy Toolkit (June 2025)
- 2025 Summer R.E.C.E.S.S. Toolkit
- The Cost of Cuts: What Families and Educators Will Lose in the Wake of the Budget Battle (July 2025)
- Guardrails Matter: Top Ten Things Advocates Can Do to Prevent Harmful Deregulation in Early Education (September 2025)
- A Changing Landscape for Exclusionary Policies in Early Childhood Education (November 2025)
Resources with Partners
- Rainy Day Funds as a Strategy to Manage Budget Shortfalls (May 2026)
- A Path Forward on Child Care Regulation: Differentiating Between Harmful Deregulation and Helpful Reform (May 2025) In partnership with CAP. Addition material: Webinar Recording
- Building Child Care Resiliency in the Face of a Changing Climate (April 2025) In partnership with LIIF
- Medicaid is a Critical Support for the Early Childhood Education Workforce (April 2025) In partnership with Georgetown and CLASP
- Credit Where Credit is Due: Expanding Credit for Prior Learning in ECE Higher Education Programs (December 2024) In partnership with CAEL