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Our policy and advocacy work taps into the expertise that Start Early (formerly known as the Ounce) has built over its 40-year history as a leader in early childhood program and policy work.
Through administrative and legislative advocacy, we seek to inform, create and strengthen conditions that enable equitable access to high-quality services for our youngest children — prenatal through age 5 — and their families across Washington state.
Sustaining and bolstering investments in foundational early learning and care programs and strengthening the statutory language that undergrids those programs and related services.
Informing design and implementation of federal, state and local programs, policies and practices.
Check out Start Early’s Washington state policy & advocacy resources compiled by our team. Download Start Early Washington’s one-pagers and find helpful external links for Washington state advocates.
The latest Washington state policy and advocacy updates, including Start Early Washington’s “Notes From Olympia.”
