Our Approach
EARLY CHILDHOOD ADVISORS is a nonprofit membership association created by Early Childhood Solutions to develop and expand career pathway supports for early childhood professionals. We mobilize community experts—Navigators, Advisors, and Providers—with expertise across research, policy, practice, evaluation, and accountability. We work in collective action to advance professional career mobility and strengthen early childhood systems that serve children, families, and the workforce.
What Drives Us
Early childhood systems building is complex and the need for collective action is urgent. We have a long road ahead to create systems where all children have the opportunity to maximize their potential and where all professionals have clear pathways to meaningful, sustainable careers. We believe that by uniting interdisciplinary experts and sharing resources, we can accelerate the pace of change.
How We Build Community
Member expertise is where we start. We connect professionals across disciplines, creating spaces for collaboration and partnership. Our approach mobilizes the community through a comprehensive ecosystem:
Research ⇒ Policy ⇒ Practice ⇒ Evaluation ⇒ Accountability
We help members identify where their expertise fits within this continuum, where they want to contribute, and where they want to collaborate. By sharing funding opportunities and creating partnership spaces at each stage, we strengthen the entire field. We are committed to each member, knowing that collective action will move us toward our shared vision of communities designed to serve child and family needs.
Who We Serve
Early childhood professionals across all sectors and career stages. From practitioners and researchers to policy analysts and organizational leaders, we build community supports that advance career mobility while strengthening systems. Our members work in government, institutes of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and the private sector. We believe each of these professionals has unique and important expertise that contributes to building strong systems. We honor the experience and knowledge each member brings to our community.