About Us

Winning Beginning NY is a statewide coalition working to inform policy-makers and the public about the many benefits of early education to children, families and society. The campaign aims to build a broad-based constituency to make investment in early care and education a top public priority in New York State.

New York State has created a robust, nationally recognized UPK program, but it serves only about one-quarter of the state ’s school districts. Studies to date show that children thrive in UPK, parents endorse it, elementary teachers welcome it, and researchers say it’s effective in school preparation.

Winning Beginning NY is supported in part by the Pew Charitable Trusts through Pre-K Now.

Winning Beginning NY is co-convened by Child Care, Inc., the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, the New York State Child Care Coordinating Council, and the New York State Association for the Education of Young Children.

Winning Beginning NY:

• Advocates for investment in quality early care and education.

• Promotes planning, coordination, and implementation strategies that strengthen early care and education.

• Supports implementation of Universal Prekindergarten through public information, policy analysis, and technical assistance.

• Works to build a statewide, birth-to-five, early care and education system that links: child care, Head Start, preschool special education, home visiting and Universal Prekindergarten.