Meg Bredeson, MPP, is a research communications specialist in the early childhood research area at Child Trends. Meg has extensive experience working on research and evaluation studies to promote the well-being of young children and their families through early childhood systems, programs, and services. Much of her work focuses on translating research to inform policy and practice, communicating about improvements needed to early childhood policies and systems, and promoting equity for young children, families, and the early childhood workforce.