Early Childhood Resources

Setting the Foundation: The Importance of the Early Years

• Early Childhood and Brain Development
  • The Importance of Early Childhood – Georgia First 2,000 Days
  • The Science of Early Childhood Development – Center on the Developing Child- Harvard University
  • Early Childhood in Georgia 101 – GEEARS
  • State of Babies – Georgia Profile – ZERO TO THREE
  • Too Young to Vote, Too Important to Ignore: 5 Things New Legislators Need to Know About Infants and Toddlers – National Conference of State Legislatures
  • Start with Equity – Children’s Equity Project

• The Economics of Early Childhood
  • One-page Summary: ROI of Quality Birth-to-Five ECE – Heckman
  • Research Summary: The Lifecycle Benefits of an Influential Early Childhood Program – Heckman
  • Opportunities Lost: How Child Care Challenges Affect Georgia’s Economy – GEEARS

• Polling on ECE in Georgia
  • Summary: 2020 Georgia Voter Polling Results – GEEARS

Early Childhood Education

• Georgia’s Early Childhood Education Landscape
  • Georgia’s Early Childhood Landscape – GEEARS
  • Childcare and Parent Services (CAPS): Helping Working Georgians Afford Child Care – GEEARS
  • Georgia’s Pre-K Program – Voices for Georgia’s Children
  • Head Start Services – Office of Head Start
  • Early Head Start Facts and Figures – National Head Start Association
  • Head Start in Georgia – Georgia Head Start Association
  • What is Quality Rated? – Georgia Department of Early Care & Learning (DECAL)

• Research on Early Childhood Education
  • Georgia’s Pre-K Program: What the Research Tells Us – GEEARS
  • Economic Impact of the Early Care & Education Industry in Georgia – Georgia Department of Early Care & Learning (DECAL), Andrew Young School of Policy Studies at Georgia State University, and Carl Vinson Institute of Government at University of Georgia
  • Untangling the Evidence on Preschool Effectiveness: Insights for Policymakers – Learning Policy Institute

Health & Well-Being During Early Childhood

• Maternal and Child Health
  • Children’s Health Coverage in Georgia – Center for Children & Families (CCF) of the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute
  • March of Dimes Georgia Report Card – March of Dimes
  • Babies Can’t Wait – Voices for Georgia’s Children
  • Childhood Lead Poisoning – Voices for Georgia’s Children

• Early Childhood Social-Emotional Health
  • Prioritizing the Mental Health of Infants & Toddlers in Georgia: Why It’s Important and What Comes Next – Center of Excellence for Children’s Behavioral Health, Georgia Health Policy Center at Georgia State University
  • Early & Effective Diagnosis and Treatment DC: 0-5 is Key For Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Services – GEEARS
  • HR 421 – House Study Committee on Infant & Toddler Social and Emotional Health Report and Recommendations – Georgia General Assembly, House Budget and Research Office

• Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)
  • ACES and Childhood Stress – GEEARS, Voices for Georgia’s Children, Georgia Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Prevent Child Abuse Georgia, and Georgia Division of Family and Children Services
  • Preventing Adverse Childhood Experiences Through Positive Connections & Policies – Georgia Essentials for Childhood

Family Supports

• Family-Friendly Policies and Supports
  • Advancing Opportunity: Parents’ Solutions to Georgia’s Child Care Challenges (Recommendations for Policymakers) – GEEARS

• Home Visiting
  • Evidence-Based Home Visiting in Georgia – GEEARS

• Paid Family and Medical Leave
  • Paid Family & Medical Leave – ZERO TO THREE

• Nutrition
  • Profile of Infants and Toddlers in Georgia: Hunger, Poverty, Health, and the Federal Nutrition Programs – Food, Research, and Action Center
  • Federal Child Food Programs in Georgia – Voices for Georgia’s Children