Early Childhood Education

Actions state boards can take to advance education for students from birth to grade 3, including equitable access to high-quality early education and childcare programs and a well-qualified and well-compensated workforce.

NASBE Experts

Winona Hao
Director of Early Learning

Advancing the Early Learning Workforce through State Policies

This NASBE policy update examines the US preschool workforce skills gap and outlines ways state boards can strengthen policies to advance the early education workforce and ensure a high-quality education for preschool learners.

Policy Update

Early Care and Education Legislation in 2016

This policy update provides a rundown of state legislative action on early education in 2016, plus important trends.

Education Leaders Reports

Opportunities in ESSA for Improving Early Education

A detailed look at the ESSA provisions pertaining to early childhood education and ways states boards can turn those opportunities into action.

Project

Early Childhood Education State Network

Learn about NASBE's early childhood education state network and workgroup, two professional learning opportunities for state boards of education.

Also from NASBE

Right from the Start

The National Early Childhood Education Task Force provided this policy agenda in 1988 to promote the development of all young children.