​VEL COMMITMENTS:
​Equity
We center equity by uplifting diverse parent and caregiver voices, ensuring families are valued partners in shaping early learning systems.
Data-Informed Action
We use meaningful local and regional data to guide decisions, track progress, and align with Washington’s Early Learning Coordination Plan.
Transparent Communication
We foster connection through open communication, shared resources, and elevating local voices to state partners.
Policy & Advocacy
We amplify community priorities at Advocacy Day and through statewide partnerships, ensuring local experiences shape early learning policy.

What we do

How this looks in our work:

• Shared Goals: Local coalition strategies are mapped to ELCP priorities, ensuring our efforts contribute to long-term statewide impact.
• Equity in Action: We center equity by uplifting the needs of rural, underserved, and historically marginalized families within the ELCP framework.
• Stronger Connections: Aligning with the ELCP helps us connect families, providers, and partners across counties to a coordinated network of supports.
• Advocacy & Policy Linkages: Our coalitions’ on-the-ground experiences inform statewide advocacy efforts, ensuring that policies reflect the realities of local communities.​​

ELCP + VEL Plan Crosswalk

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