Reports

 

Action Alliance for Children offers reports on key issues affecting children and families:

 

• California Budget Gridlock: Grandma Tells the Story a Children's Advocate comic book in English, Spanish, and Chinese (available in PDF format only).

 

• Play in the Early Years: Key to School Success (policy brief) An eight page policy brief to educate policy makers on the importance of play for early learning.
  
  Download the full report here: Play in the Early Years: Key to School Success

 

• Play, It's the way young children learn (pamphlet) An easy-to-read pamphlet available in six languages. Intended to help teachers and parents understand the importance of play and integrate play into daily practice.
  
  Download Play, It's the way young children learn:
  English , Spanish, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Farsi

 

• How Young Children Feel Is as Important as How They Think summarizes research on the central role of social/emotional development in early childhood.

 

• Strategies for Family Economic Success profiles seven California programs that help low-income families improve their economic situation.
  In English and Spanish.

 

• First Steps: Taking Action Early To Prevent Violence recommends ways to support healthy early childhood development and protect young children from violence.

 

• Communities Committed to Children profiles five California communities that have come together to support children and families.

 

• Pathways to Parent Leadership profiles successful California programs that are training parents to be leaders in schools, communities, and the political process.
  In English and Spanish.

 

• Successful Strategies for Children's Health profiles 14 successful children's health programs.