Dan Wuori

With more than 30 years of leadership in early childhood education and policy, Dr. Dan Wuori is one of the field’s most respected bipartisan policy experts. Known globally for his uplifting and educational social media presence, he is a trusted voice on parenting and child development. His forthcoming book, The Daycare Myth: What We Get Wrong About Early Care and Education (and What We Should Do About It), is a wakeup call for the nation, sounding the alarm on critical and costly disconnects between the science of early development and our approach to public policy. Offering plain talk and practical advice for parents, policymakers, and early childhood professionals, the book poses a critical question: Just how long are we willing to incur the costs of our errors before we correct these errors themselves? An accomplished writer, public speaker, and policy advisor to the nation’s governors, state lawmakers and other senior state elected and administrative officials, Dr. Wuori is the Founder and President of Early Childhood Policy Solutions (a public policy consultancy focused on children and families) and Strategic Advisor on Early Childhood at the Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation. He joined The Hunt Institute as its founding Director of Early Learning in January of 2019, serving until early 2024 and helping to establish The Institute as one of early childhood's most prominent policy supports. A former kindergarten teacher and school district administrator, Dr. Wuori served as Deputy Director of South Carolina First Steps to School Readiness – the state’s comprehensive, public-private early learning initiative – from 2005-2018. He lives in Columbia, South Carolina.