In partnership with the American Chamber of Commerce Executives, we have released the findings from a new survey that examined business support of early childhood policies in the U.S. The report, titled "Championing Success: Business Organizations for Early Childhood Investments", found that since 2007 at least one chamber of commerce or business roundtable in 49 states has publicly supported early childhood policy or program initiatives. Read the full report here, or view the executive summary.

Registration is now open for the 2013 National Business Leader Summit on Early Childhood Investment. This summit is an exclusive gathering of senior business people and policy officials to expand the business voice for early childhood in order to build the workforce and customer base our nation needs. This event will take place on September 22-23, 2013 in Atlanta. Urge your business network to register early, as space is limited.

This is the time to make your voice heard.  We invite business people and staff of business organizations to sign our Open Letter to the President and Congress.  It does not endorse a specific policy but rather expresses support from the business community for smart investments in early childhood.   The letter is a collaborative effort, and national organizations that recruit their business contacts to sign will be listed on the letter.