Action 4 Kids - Bringing together over 35,000 voices to ensure that every Minnesota child has the best possible start in life.

Center for Early Education and Development (CEED) -Provides information regarding young children (birth to age eight), including children with special needs, in the areas of education, child care, child development and family education, University of Minnesota.

Child Care WORKS - Brings together parents, caregivers and advocates across Minnesota to improve child care services for all families.

Early Childhood Advocates (ECA) - Supporting Early Childhood and Family Education.

ECFE Coordinated Outreach (ECO) - Increasing awareness about the significance of children's early years.

Early Learning Services - Information and publications related to Early Childhood and School Readiness, Minnesota Department of Education.

Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis - A leader in the call for support for Early Childhood in Minnesota.

Greater Minneapolis Day Care Association - A catalyst for public discourse on the importance of the healthy development of all children, and the role of child care and early childhood services within the dialogue.

Minnesota Business for Early Learning (MnBEL) - Emphasizes awareness around an array of early learning issues, identifies and promotes best practices in the workplace, and impacts public policy.

Minnesota Child Care Resource and Referral Network - Provides statewide leadership in shaping collaborations that build a diverse, high quality child care system accessible to all Minnesota families through local child care resource and referral services.

Minnesota Early Childhood Care & Education - A joint effort by Minnesota foundations and funders to create a comprehensive business plan to guide the state of Minnesota in the area of early childhood education and care policies for the next five to seven years.

Minnesota Early Childhood Caucus - Bipartisan caucus of Minnesota Legislators collaborating to support Early Childhood.

Minnesota Early Childhood Initiative - Partnering with local leaders to ensure that the quality care and education of our youngest children is a top priority, Initiative Foundation.

Minnesota's Early Childhood Programs - Search by county, school district or city to find early childhood programs in your area, Minnesota Department of Education.

Minnesota Early Learning Foundation - Created to ensure that our children receive the resources to which they are entitled.

Minnesota Head Start Association (MHSA) - Empowering a united voice in speaking and acting on issues affecting low-income children and families.

Ready 4K - Working to bring about comprehensive policy change on behalf of Minnesota's children, their parents and their caretakers (Ready 4K Blog; Advocacy Resources).

Resources for Child Caring - Educates, supports and advocates for thousands of parents, providers, teachers, trainers and early childhood professionals.

Voices for Children - Organizers of the annual Voices for Children Advocacy Day at the Capitol.

National

Alliance for Early Childhood Finance - Dedicated to seeking more rational financing of early care and education in America through inquiry, analysis and communication among early care and education policy activists.

Early Care and Education Collaborative -  A seven state advocacy network working on child care issues.

Foundation for Child Development - Connecting research with policy to promote social change since 1990.

National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) - The nation's largest organization of early childhood educators and others dedicated to improving the quality of programs for children from birth through third grade.

• State Legislative Trends and Policies

National Head Start Association - Advocating for quality services and products that enhance the lives of Head Start children, families and communities.

Pre-K Now - A public education and advocacy organization that advances high-quality, voluntary pre-kindergarten for all three and four year olds.

State Early Childhood Policy Technical Assistance Network (SECPTAN)- A network of early childhood researchers, consultants, policymakers, and practitioners providing credible and unbiased help to state decision makers on policy issues.

Success by Six  - A National United Way campign to ensure all children ages zero to six are healthy, nurtured and ready to succeed.

Trust for Early Education (TEE) - Providing a strong advocacy voice for high quality, voluntary pre-K for all three and four-year olds.

Zero to Three Policy Center - Bringing the voice of babies and toddlers to public policy.