Every child should have the chance to learn and grow in safe, supportive, nurturing environments, and early childhood education is an important piece of providing children with the best starts in life. But right now, Connecticut is in the midst of an early education crisis: there aren't enough spots for all children who need them, especially infants and toddlers.

We advance solutions to make quality child care accessible and affordable for every family.

For example, in 2021, Connecticut became the first state to create childcare business incubators -- a program that supports aspiring educators by providing free training and support with access to space at host sites to start high-quality early childhood education programs. While The Connecticut Project Action Fund successfully advocated for a state law to allow the program to expand to towns throughout the state, The Connecticut Project has invested in empowering host sites to start incubators.