What We Champion
The Ounce of Prevention Fund champions evidence-based programs that promote the healthy development of vulnerable young children and narrow the academic achievement gap. We also promote comprehensive early childhood systems that ensure access to high-quality programs for low-income families.
Our policy priorities help to:
- Expand access to high-quality early childhood development programs
- Improve the infrastructure that supports early childhood programs
- Reinforce the role of parents as a child's first teacher
- Ensure that programs are staffed by a well-trained workforce
- Promote children's healthy physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development
Read more about the priorities that guide our work in Illinois and nationally.