The FSU Center for Prevention & Early Intervention Policy focuses on vulnerable infants and toddlers who can be positively affected through nurturing relationships, strong maternal and child health, and quality early childhood care and education. The FSU Center is a unit under the administrative arm of the University’s Institute for Science and Public Affairs and totally funded through grants and contracts with a current annual budget of approximately four million dollars.

New scientific evidence substantiates that the earliest years of life provide the critical foundation for developing social, intellectual, and emotional competence.The