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Home > About Us > Policy Areas > Early Childhood Development Division Early Childhood Development DivisionChildren need high-quality early learning experiences to help them succeed in school and in life. Families also need child care services so parents can work. To best achieve these goals, CDF’s Early Childhood Development division focuses primarily on supporting and expanding:
In addition to education and lobbying by our staff, we work to organize and train early care and education advocates through our CDF Emerging Leaders™ project. The division also supports local advocates with state fact sheets, research, and other materials. Early Childhood Development Research: Access CDF's latest reports, guides, toolkits, surveys, and fact sheets on early childhood care and development. |
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"The Children's Defense Fund’s Leave No Child Behind® mission is to ensure every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities." |