Immigration Enforcement: Trauma at an Early Age

Blog May 27, 2026

Moving Away from Family Separation: Cross-Systems Strategies to Support Young Children at Risk of Child Welfare Involvement

Report March 12, 2026

Between October 2024 and April 2025, the BUILD Initiative hosted a six-part webinar series, offered through BUILD’s Prenatal-to-Three Capacity Building Hub. This report provides key learnings and highlights from the webinar series.

Evidence for Expanded Access to Head Start and Early Head Start

Blog February 27, 2026

Head Start and Early Head Start have been proven effective for supporting young children’s development, and their parents, for many years. But did you know that Head Start and Early Head Start can reduce child maltreatment and child welfare system involvement?

From Barriers to Opportunity: Confronting Systemic Barriers to Early Childhood and Poverty-Reduction Programs

Report December 12, 2024

This report from EdTrust-New York highlights a crisis in childcare availability, with more than 60% of New York classified as a childcare desert. Recent improvements to the Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP) have not significantly increased accessibility, as families still encounter complex application processes and stringent eligibility requirements. Many parents struggle to find available slots or are unaware of available programs altogether.

Collective Caregiving: A Frame for Talking About What Kids and Families Need to Thrive

Report December 12, 2024

In this brief from Frame Works, you will find an overview of a new framing strategy for building support for kids–focused on collective caregiving–along with three recommendations for putting the strategy into practice. Each recommendation includes specific tips and examples of what it looks like.

Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Funding Compendium

Report December 12, 2024

This funding compendium helps states, territories, Tribes, and local communities leverage existing federal resources to address the mental health needs of young children and their families. It outlines key activities in the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) continuum and highlights available federal funding opportunities.

Informal and Formal Supports May Affect Hispanic Early Educators’ Physical and Mental Well-Being

Report September 13, 2024

This brief, published by National Research Center on Hispanic Children and Families, aims to improve our understanding of the well-being of the Hispanic ECE workforce and how ECE programs may play a role in their well-being (or “wellness”).

Beyond Bans and the Challenge We Face: Crafting Effective State Strategies to Reduce Suspension and Expulsion in Early Childhood Settings

Report September 10, 2024

State policies on early learning suspension and expulsion either do not exist or are insufficient. The BUILD Initiative contends that a more thoughtful, multi-pronged or layered state policy approach is needed—one that reflects an understanding of expulsion as a symptom of problems related to quality, equity, and adequate supports. This document lays out BUILD's point of view on early learning suspension and expulsion.

Nurture Connection: A National Impact Network for Early Relational Health

Archived Webinar April 30, 2024

In this webinar we learn more about Nurture Connection, a national impact network that partners with families and communities to promote Early Relational Health (ERH).

We Can’t Do It Alone: Partnering with Local Government to Advance Statewide PN-3 Efforts

Archived Webinar January 24, 2024

These resources are from the January 19 webinar, We Can't Do It Alone: Partnering with Local Government to Advance Statewide PN-3 Efforts.