How early care and education can improve child safety and well-being

Poverty and inadequate resources can too often be misinterpreted as neglect, resulting in unnecessary child protection interventions. Watch our policy briefing to learn how early care and education can mitigate adverse childhood experiences.

News

Ellicia Lanier named inaugural Scholar-in-Residence

Lanier is the founding Executive Director of Urban Sprouts Child Development Center and a leader in reimagining St. Louis’ early childcare system. Learn more Lanier’s appointment.

Racial Equity Summit Sparks Ideas for Change

The 2023 St. Louis Racial Equity Summit brought together more than 750 advocates, activists, and allies committed to addressing systemic inequities from education to housing to healthcare and beyond. 


Publications

Helping Educators Thrive

Wage supplements allow childcare educators to go from striving to thriving without making early childhood education unaffordable for families.

Creating Family-Friendly Workplaces

Missouri businesses can use our Use our new Employer Toolkit to become leaders in creating family-friendly workplaces.

Investing in Early Childhood

High-quality, affordable early childhood education has the potential to increase workforce participation, grow economic prosperity, and improve health.


Who We Are

The Clark-Fox Policy Institute aims to advance social and economic justice through practitioner training and working collaboratively to develop evidence-informed policy that bridges the gap between researchers and impacted populations by aligning scientific research with lived experience.

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From Our Director

“We can and must deconstruct barriers to improve the lives of children, youth and the adults who care for them. The solution is policy. The Clark-Fox Policy Institute will work tirelessly toward the development and implementation of evidence-informed policies that advance social and economic justice and racial equity.”

Gary Parker
Associate Dean for External Affairs,
Director of the Clark-Fox Policy Institute

Our Vision

The Clark-Fox Policy Institute envisions a more just and equitable world in which policy solutions are community-driven, effective, and innovative.

Learn about Clark-Fox Policy Institute‘s guiding values, anchoring pillars, strategic priorities and much more in our Strategic Plan 2023 – 2028.


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