Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs provide care and support for farmworker families to help meet their unique needs. Every farmworker family should have access to these programs, but they are drastically underfunded and, as a result, only reach a small portion of eligible families.

The proposal to set the poverty line using a lower rate of inflation will harm millions of people who rely on programs that support their basic needs. 

This joint commentary by Olivia Golden and Matthew Melmed of ZERO TO THREE outlines the key public policies that low-income infants and toddlers need to thrive.

Vulnerable infants, toddlers, and families should have access to comprehensive early childhood services through Early Head Start. That's why the program is an key focus of CLASP's and ZERO TO THREE's "Building Strong Foundations" project.

Stephanie Schmit and Hannah Matthews presented Expanding Access to Early Head Start at the NAEYC Professional Development Institute.

This fact sheet provides a national overview of Early Head Start children, programs, and staff members based on 2014 data.

In June 2015, on a party-line vote, the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee passed a bill to provide funding for discretionary programs in the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (the Labor/H budget) for FY 2016.

President Obama’s FY 2016 budget proposal offers a bold vision for child care and early education in America, making a landmark, ongoing investment in a continuum of child care and early education services for children from birth through school entry.

Earlier this month, the Census Bureau reported on 2013 poverty rates.

A new report by Child Trends and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation makes the case for reforming health and mental health services to increase access for children and youth while presenting broader recommendations to support child wellness.