Policy and Advocacy Organizations
Policymakers, researchers, government agencies and legislators can help you be an advocate for high-quality early childhood education. Here are some resources to help you get started.
New York City
Discover policy and advocacy organizations in New York City that focus on early childhood education and child welfare.
- Advocates for Children of New York (opens in new tab)
- Children's Aid Society (opens in new tab)
- Children's Defense Fund-NYC (opens in new tab)
- Citizens' Committee for Children of New York, Inc. (CCC) (opens in new tab)
- Committee for Hispanic Children and Families (opens in new tab)
- Institute for Thriving Children and Families at Bank Street College of Education (opens in new tab)
New York State
Explore policy and advocacy organizations in New York State that focus on early childhood education and child welfare.
- Early Care & Learning Council (opens in new tab)
- NYS Early Childhood Advisory Council (opens in new tab)
- NYS Association for Early Childhood Teacher Educators (NAECTE) (opens in new tab)
- New York Association for the Education of Young Children (opens in new tab)
- NYS Docs for Tots (opens in new tab)
- NYS Head Start Association (opens in new tab)
- New York Zero-to-Three Network (opens in new tab)
National
Discover national policy and advocacy organizations that focus on early childhood education and child welfare.
- Alliance for Childhood (opens in new tab)
- Alliance for Early Success (opens in new tab)
- BUILD Initiative (opens in new tab)
- Center for Law and Social Policy (opens in new tab)
- Children's Defense Fund (opens in new tab)
- Docs for Tots (opens in new tab)
- Early Care & Education Consortium (opens in new tab)
- Education Commission of the States (opens in new tab)
- Foundation for Child Development (opens in new tab)
- National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (NYECTE) (opens in new tab)
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) (opens in new tab)
- National Association for Family Child Care (opens in new tab)
- National Black Child Development Institute (opens in new tab)
- National Collaborative for Infants and Toddlers (opens in new tab)
- National Center for Children in Poverty (opens in new tab)
- Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (opens in new tab)
- National Early Care and Education Workforce Center (opens in new tab)
- National Women's Law Center (opens in new tab)
- Start Early (opens in new tab)
- Zero to Three (opens in new tab)
- Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center (opens in new tab)
- Trust for Learning (opens in new tab)