2023 Year in Review: Promoting Equitable Access to OpportunityWe are excited to share our annual
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Start Early 2023 Year in Review , which showcases and celebrates accomplishments and growth from the last fiscal year (July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2023)!


We are grateful for the generous support of our many donors, whose investments allow us to develop innovative solutions, share them widely in our field, and advocate for more resources for early learning.
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Learn more about our 2023 Year in Review.









Start Early Observes Poverty in America MonthJanuary is Poverty in America Month and at Start Early, we know that addressing the opportunity gap in our youngest learners is critical to helping children and families thrive in school and in life.


Hear more from our experts on our approach to increasing access to pre-K in communities that have systemic barriers in order to promote more positive outcomes for children’s learning.

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Thank You for Supporting Children and FamiliesThank you to everyone who stepped forward and donated as part of our Giving Tuesday and End of Year fundraising campaigns! Your outpouring of support was truly inspiring.

With your donations we exceeded our 2023 end of year goal of $20,000 and used every penny of the matching funds from our anonymous generous donor! Thank you for helping us end the year on a high note and start off the new year ready to serve more children and families.








Shaping Futures Together: An Early Childhood Research and Policy AgendaSince early in our history, Start Early has partnered across states and communities to shape, study, advocate for and enact early childhood programs, research and policies that support young children and their families.


Over the past year and a half, we have engaged people from within our broad early childhood ecosystem to develop our
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first-ever research and policy agenda that describes priorities identified by parents and practitioners. Families and staff across home visiting, Early Head Start and Head Start, child care, Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education programs shared insight about critical federal policies that could best support their families and could ensure all young children thrive.


Hear from Hazel, a Head Start Parent, who shared her experience with childcare as part of this process.

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Playing—And Learning—In the Great IndoorsEarly learning tips from our experts


This past month was full of frosty temperatures across the country, but our early learning experts know how to make a rich learning experience even when the weather is bad.


Inclement weather can offer the perfect opportunity to engage in indoor activities with your children that help them build important academic and social skills; skills such as executive functions, memory, self-regulation and teamwork.
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Learn more about fun learning activities you can do with your little one.



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Start Early advances quality early learning for families with children, before birth through their earliest years, to close the opportunity gap.

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