New York’s First 1,000 Days Initiative
During 2017, New York State Medicaid brought together a cross-section of over 200 stakeholders from education, child development, child welfare, pediatrics, and mental health to develop recommendations for how Medicaid could improve outcomes for the youngest New Yorkers, aged zero to three years, nearly sixty percent of whom are covered by Medicaid. This report describes the initiative and the 10 recommendations developed by the workgroup, all evidence-based, family-focused, cross- sectoral, and informed by child development.
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2026.10.27 PDG B-5 SMART Grant Writing Guide & Checklist
Planning Tool October 27, 2026
This Grant Writing Guide & Checklist was created by the National TA Collaborative to support states as they prepare their PDG B-5 SMART Grant application.
Applying for the PDG B-5 SMART Grant?
Blog October 22, 2026
Leading an Early Childhood Team Through the Quality Improvement Process
Article October 7, 2026
Published in Young Children, this 2024 article provides an operational guide for aligning state QIS requirements with broader national standards, quality grants, and staff incentives.