Check Out: Children's Defense Fund!
Some of their top policy priorities are: (click on them, they are links!)
Full-Day Kindergarten
Home Visiting Programs
Head Start and Early Head Start
Child Care and Development Block Grant
Quality Rating and Improvement Systems
Early Learning Challenge Fund
Advocate & Family Resources
Legislative Update
Promising Approaches
"Investments in early childhood are vital to the success of our nation's youth. Extensive research has shown that early childhood programs significantly increase a child's chances of avoiding the prison pipeline. Furthermore, these programs have well-documented economic and societal value. Studies have shown that investments in quality early education can produce a rate of return to society significantly higher than returns to most stock market investments or traditional economic development projects.
Despite these encouraging reports, thousands of children across the country are still waiting for the chance to participate in quality early childhood programs. CDF fully understands the need for consistent, quality education and care beginning at birth. Our nation simply can’t afford not to significantly increase investments in early childhood development and care, or to keep leaving so many poor babies and toddlers behind."
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