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In this action plan, authors map the opportunity to advance solutions at the intersection of the early years and climate change. To date, people supporting our youngest children and families and people seeking to accelerate large-scale climate solutions have rarely collaborated. 

For this plan to succeed, policymakers at the federal, state, and local levels must work with families, early years providers, and communities. We provide detailed recommendations to guide this work. We also outline recommendations for early years providers, business, philanthropy, and researchers. We all have a responsibility to work together to enable young children to thrive in our changing climate.

The Early Years Climate Action Task Force—20 early years leaders, climate leaders, researchers, medical professionals, parents, philanthropists, and others—came together in fall 2022. The Task Force recognized the urgency of climate change but also saw the opportunity for the early years sector to partner with people seeking to advance climate solutions to create a more sustainable, resilient, and equitable society.