The CAYL Institute

Mission Statement

Vision, Mission and Core Principles Vision:
A nation where the right to high quality early care and education is embedded in public policy, professional practice, and parental engagement.

Mission:
Our purpose is to organize, equip and empower people to create change on behalf of children.

Core Principles:
1. Representative Leadership: Involving people in decisions that affect them.
2. Commitment to Diversity: Ensuring all voices are heard and bridging multiple perspectives.
3. Focused on Solutions: Embracing responsibility to create sustainable change.
4. Impact and Innovation: Taking action that is timely, relevant and immediately actionable.
5. Building and Sharing Knowledge: Creating and disseminating strategic information to be understood and used by everyone

What We Do...

• We equip leaders in early care and education to be architects of change for all children.
• We bring people together to make these changes a reality.
• We advocate for public policies increasing high quality outcomes for all children.
• We focus on issues that are timely, relevant, and actionable.