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Database Early Childhood Legislation Database

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NCSL’s Early Childhood legislation database tracks filed bills from 2019 to the present in the 50 states, District of Columbia and U.S. territories. Topics include child care, home visiting, prekindergarten, early childhood workforce development, quality standards and systems and governance. 

Notes About This Database

The database is monitored and updated weekly by NCSL staff. Search by state, year, topic, keyword, primary sponsor or bill number. If searching by bill number, please only include the numerical bill information. For example, type “100” instead of “AK H 100.”  

Bills may appear twice in carryover states. In these states, please check the last date of action to ensure the status of the bill reflects the appropriate year.

For faster performance, please use the fields below to filter your results. If you select nothing, the default search will pick up all topics and states in the most recent session year available. The full text of bills is available by clicking on the bill number.

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  • Child Care Subsidy & Quality

    Includes legislation relating to child care regulation, standards, background checks, health and safety, penalties and subsidies.

  • Early Childhood Financing

    Includes legislation relating to pay-for-success, tax credits, grant funding and funding mechanisms.

  • Early Childhood Governance

    Includes legislation relating to advisory councils and boards, study committees and systems.

  • Equity in Early Childhood

    Includes legislation related to promoting racial equity as of the 2021 legislative session. 

  • Home Visiting

    Includes legislation about home visiting programs, services and parent education and involvement.

  • Prekindergarten and School Readiness

    Includes legislation on early childhood education programs, school readiness, preschool and assessments.

  • Prenatal, Infants and Toddlers

    Includes legislation relating to prenatal screening, maternal health, safety, intervention, child well-being and paid parental leave.

  • Teachers and Workforce

    Includes legislation on teacher training requirements, certification, professional development and workforce matters.

  • Other

    Includes early childhood legislation not covered by other topics including, but not limited to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), two-generation strategies, brain development, COVID-19 and trauma-informed care.

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