This comprehensive report and advocacy tool from ZERO TO THREE tells the story of how the United States' babies are faring and provides a clear view of the significant disparities in opportunity for our youngest children throughout the country. The State of Babies Yearbook: 2020 shows that the state in the U.S. where a baby is born impacts their chance for a strong start in life. By nearly every measure across all states, children living in poverty and children of color face the biggest obstacles, such as low birthweight, unstable housing, and limited access to quality early learning experiences. The report further highlights major disparities that begin before birth, especially for Black children, driven by systemic racism and social injustices.
Snapshot of America's Babies:
- 51% of babies are children of color
- 42% of babies live in families with low-income
- 8.6% of young children living in rural areas
Related resources:
- The State Profile Navigator helps you take the first steps in analyzing the data in the State Profiles. This tool is great for groups that are just beginning their data journey or who are introducing the tool to a new audience.
- Infants and Toddlers in the Policy Picture: A Self-Assessment Toolkit for States is a comprehensive guide for examining the current status of services for infants, toddlers, and their families, and for setting systemwide priorities for improvement. The tool can be used in its entirety or a group may focus on one of the four topic areas (Good Health, Strong Families, Positive Early Learning Experiences or Collaboration and System Building) to start.
- The State of Babies Yearbook: 2020 Advocacy and Outreach Tools provide resources to help you use the Yearbook to call on your policymakers to Think Babies™ and improve outcomes for babies and families. Tools include key messages and talking points, sample emails, a sample letter to the editor, social media posts, and graphics. Resources can be modified to use with your federal, state, and local policymakers.
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