Advocacy

The N4C advocacy priorities focus on three important dimensions of early childhood care and education at our two and four year institutions of higher education.

1. Access – working on behalf of campus communities to encourage higher education institutions to provide program facilities and capacity that adequately address the need for child care and quality early childhood education.
2. Funding – seek development of and access to funding mechanisms that facilitate affordable care and education for student parents, campus faculty and staff. 
3. Quality – ensuring that campus children’s centers provide the highest quality early care and education so that their use as resources for professional preparation programs and researchers will promote best practice and improve the lives of children and families. 

We realize that advocacy is more effective with partners who can pool resources and speak with a stronger voice. N4C is actively working on development of collaborations with other groups that share commitment to our priorities.