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ZERO TO THREE's (ZTT) mission is to ensure that all babies have a strong start in life. The mission is intentionally inclusive of "all babies," because ZTT envisions a society with the knowledge and will to support all infants and toddlers in reaching their full potential. In recognition of a "strong start," ZTT strives to ensure that each and every child has good health, strong families, and positive early learning experiences (ZERO TO THREE, 2009). It is essential that children experience these from the very beginning because these experiences will lay the foundation for success throughout their lives and will help either perpetuate or dissipate inequities that humans face, even before they are born. In the quest to fulfill its mission, ZTT continuously strives to become more culturally competent, inclusive, and equitable. ZTT staff members use a shared definition of equity and cultural competence which informs our shared understanding of these goals and guides our priorities and partnerships. This article details the definitions and key questions which guide ZTT's approach in this area. Questions and answers presented to each of the authors, are followed by individual references.

The article focuses on the need for collaboration between educators and policymakers in early childhood education. Topics include the importance of equitable compensation for educators, the role of educator voices in policymaking, and efforts to center educators' perspectives in shaping policies and practices.

The article provides recommendations for policymakers and educators related to meaningful collaboration that can be a part of day-to-day work. Topics discussed include educators in decision-making processes, and linguistic, cultural, and racial diversity of the profession, and educators' experiences which must be acknowledged and heard.

The article focuses on the mission of the nonprofit organization ZERO TO THREE (ZTT) to help all infants and toddlers to have a strong start in life and reach their full potential. It states that ZZT is exerting more effort to ensure that every child will have strong families, good health, and better early learning experiences. ZZT's way of defining equity and cultural competence were also discussed.

The article offers the insights of Lauren Hogan of the National Black Child Development Institute on the use of pre-K movements at the state and federal levels on the promotion of policies that will support equity among toddlers and infants. Hogan3 discusses the move to invest for 3 and 4 year olds as a respoonse to research and data from multiple fields.