Early Childhood Tools & Resources

Early Childhood Coalition Priorities

These downloadable resources include details about early childhood programs and services, investments in child care facilities, policy option packages, and more.   

2024 Legislative Agenda (English)

Agenda Legislativa 2024 (Español)

Oregon’s Early Childhood Programs Explained

Early Childhood Facilities Investments

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.

Legislative Agendas

See our priorities from previous legislative sessions.

Latest on Policy from Children’s Institute

Kids in class - The Power of Preschool Promise
The Power of Preschool Promise

The Power of Preschool Promise

Preschool Promise is providing opportunities for more young children in Oregon to access high-quality early learning and care. In 2015, Children’s Institute collaborated with 34 partner organizations to support Preschool Promise legislation. After its successful passage, the program launched in 2016 across nine regions, as a part of a larger statewide initiative to improve early childhood education, and partners with public and private providers to expand access to preschool and support the diverse needs of Oregon families.

Children Studying. Putting Children First: A Call to Action for Lawmakers
Putting Children First: A Call to Action for Lawmakers

Putting Children First: A Call to Action for Lawmakers

Oregon faces many crises right now, but the needs of our children should be an urgent priority in this legislative session. Investments in early childhood are among the most important investments we can make. And while Oregon has made progress in this area, we must continue to invest in and strengthen the opportunities we create for children and families across the state.