Extending the strategic agenda established in 2020, The Action Strategy network and partners continued to devote attention in 2021 to the broad set of challenges to early childhood development, health, safety and learning brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. In parallel, ECAS network partners took advantage of opportunities to shore up the foundations of - and improve access to - the systems that support young children.
During the pandemic, ECAS and network partners identified four fundamental targets to address. These priorities and guiding framework continued to shape ECAS efforts in 2021.