Excerpt from Chapter 1 of Early Child Development from Measurement to Action
"In our view, the case is closed on why we must invest in ECD (Early Child Development). Now it is the time to design and implement a system that will help society realize on a large scale the extraordinary returns that a high quality ECD program have shown they can deliver."
Excerpt from The Region "Early Childhood Development: Economic Development with a High Public Return"
"The quality of life for a child and the contributions the child makes to society as an adult can be traced back to the first few years of life. From birth until about five years old, a child undergoes tremendous growth and change."
I met with a member of the legislature last March. He was adament that what we do is important; however, more hard data needs to be submitted to the Education Committee. With that, our Early Childhood Coalition, "CHILD Network" chose a tracking and evaluation system to prove what our 8 school districts, center and home child care programs are making a difference in the area of school preparedness. We plan to present when our required data is in!
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