2023 National Prenatal-to-3 Research to Policy Summit

Thursday, October 12, 2023, 1:00-2:30pm CT / 2:00-3:30pm ET

Join more than 5,000 state lawmakers and advocates, researchers, and practitioners for a virtual event to hear which states did the most to help young children and their families thrive in 2023, and to learn about the newest research informing prenatal-to-3 evidence-based policymaking.

At the Summit, participants can expect to:

Discover what’s included in the fourth annual Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap.
Learn more about the NEW evidence-based state policy that will be added to the Roadmap next year.
Celebrate 2023 state wins and national trends in evidence-based policymaking that support young children and families.
Hear from select states that will share stories of big legislative wins – from momentum building to policy adoption and implementation – from this year.
Get a head start on 2024 by gaining insights into opportunities to engage in, and advocate for, evidence-based policymaking on behalf of young children and their families.

Don’t miss this exciting opportunity, and a no-cost registration!

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Speakers

(In alphabetical order)

	Debra Fitzpatrick Director of Policy and Research, Children’s Defense Fund-Minnesota As Director of Policy and Research, Debra collaborates with legislators, coalitions, partners and community to advance research-based policies that ensure every child has a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start in life. She received her Master’s Degree in Public Affairs and her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Minnesota.
	Matt Gross Assistant Secretary of Government Affairs, North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services In his role at DHHS, Matt has led negotiations on numerous topics including Medicaid expansion, Medicaid managed care transformation, behavioral health reform, early childhood education, COVID-19 relief packages, and clean water policies. He holds a master’s degree in social work with a concentration in administration, planning, and public policy from Virginia Commonwealth University. He also has a bachelor’s degree in psychology from North Carolina State University.
	Cynthia Osborne, PhD Executive Director and Founder, Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center, Vanderbilt University Dr. Osborne is an appointed member of the National Academies of Sciences Committee to Reduce Child Poverty by Half in Ten Years. Osborne has extensive experience leading long-term evaluations of state and national programs, with the aim of helping organizations understand what works, and how to ensure sustainable implementation of effective policies.
	Aly Richards CEO, Let’s Grow Kids Let’s Grow Kids is a statewide organization leading the campaign to solve Vermont’s child care crisis by 2025. This year, Aly and Let’s Grow Kids, along with the 40,000 supporters who make up Vermont’s Child Care Campaign, made history by passing the 2023 Child Care Bill (now Act 76) into law. This comprehensive new law is not only a first-of-its-kind for Vermont and the nation, it also changes the trajectory of the state through long-term, public investment in our state’s child care system.