TL;DR: Parent or child stipends and paid family leave appear to be effective ways to ensure infants and toddlers get a good start. 'Fund the child, not the child care center' may be the catchphrase. Possible additional efforts include Grade 13, livable minimum wage, a 4-day workweek, and remote work. My campaign has been about changing the debate and uncovering underlying patterns that connect the issues. For every crisis, we must ask, "Is the question well-posed? Is it accurate framing? What are the alternative ways of looking at it? Is it a solution posed as a problem? Does it describe the bottom of the problem, or is there something deeper? What links it to other crises?" A report to the Legislature by Regenstein and Patel recommends creating "a new unit of state government that is focused entirely on early childhood." -- https://legislature.vermont.gov/assets/Legislative-Reports/Vermont-Child-Care-and-Early-Childhood-Education-Systems-Analysis-Final-Repo...