Arabella Pluta-Ehlers

Leveraging New and Evolving Policies and Funds to Support Local Child Care

Arabella Pluta-Ehlers is the program manager for children, youth, and families at the National Association of Counties (NACo). In this role, she is responsible for assisting county officials across the country in their efforts to improve local services related to children, youth, and families. Pluta-Ehlers supports the Counties for Kids initiative, a public awareness campaign for county leaders who are committed to making investments in children from prenatal to age 3. Prior to joining NACo, she worked at the Bipartisan Policy Center as project coordinator for the Early Childhood Initiative and as a senior research associate at Hanover Research. Pluta-Ehlers holds a bachelor’s degree in comparative human development from the University of Chicago.