Key Policy Goals
Grounded in our Five Core Principles, we focus on two key goals that drive maximum impact for families, children, and state economies.
Together, they serve as essential levers to expand access for lower-income families while strengthening the ECE businesses that serve them.
Open a goal to see why it matters and explore practical strategies for achieving it:
Why These Goals Deliver Results
These two goals reinforce each other — when parents can access quality programs, they enter and remain in the workforce. When states invest in ECE staff, quality programs become sustainable businesses that serve more families. Progress on one accelerates progress on the other.
States that pursue both goals through market-based solutions see measurable returns: increased workforce participation, stronger small businesses, and improved child outcomes.
Related pages: Policy Priorities · Policy Framework · Five Core Principles
