Advocacy Resources
These downloadable resources include details about early childhood programs and services, investments in child care facilities, and fact sheets on our priorities for the 2025 Oregon legislative session.
2025 Legislative Agenda (English)
Agenda Legislativa 2025 (Español)
Early Learning and Care Facilities
Oregon’s Early Childhood Programs Explained
Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
Nurse-Family Partnership Oregon
Perinatal Workforce
Home Visiting
Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education
For Advocates
Resources for advocates/Recursos para defensores
Comparte su historía | Una guía para abogacía
Share Your Story | A Guide for Advocacy
For Policymakers
With strong leadership, we can move toward a child-centered early learning and care system that prioritizes every child’s diverse strengths and needs, starting at birth. We need leaders to commit to building an equitable childhood system that works for all Oregon kids, so young children, families, and communities can thrive.
Latest on Policy from Children’s Institute
Advocates Ask Gov.Tina Kotek to Prioritize Early Childhood in Her 2027 Agenda
In these tough budget times, it’s more critical than ever to ensure kids across Oregon have what they need to be Great by Age 8 – and we need ongoing, statewide leadership to get it done. Because when Oregon kids flourish, the entire state does, too.
Oregon’s 2026 Short Session Ends as Early Childhood Advocates Look Ahead
The 2026 Oregon legislative short session closed without restoring key early childhood investments, but advocates continued to elevate the needs of young children and families. Early childhood partners and advocates remain focused on stabilizing essential early learning services and strengthening support for Oregon’s youngest learners.
Early Childhood Coalition Announces 2026 Policy Priorities
Early Childhood Coalition announces 2026 policy priorities. In 2026, providers, families, and advocates call on the Oregon Legislature to stabilize essential early learning and care services that thousands of Oregon children and families rely on.