National League of Cities: Early Childhood Alignment Rating Tool
This Alignment Rating Tool is a companion tool for the National League of Cities' Equitable Early Care and Education: An Alignment Framework. Together, both resources provide local leaders and early childhood stakeholders with a process to improve coordination of early childhood programming in their communities, ultimately improving outcomes for their youngest residents and their families.
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Over 40 state leaders representing six states joined BUILD for our bi-annual Spring Partner State Meeting in Houston in spring 2026
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