They can «
make do» with patchwork arrangements or even illegal care but these arrangements aren't reliable nor do they provide consistent,
quality early childhood education that promotes healthy cognitive, social, emotional and physical
development.
The letter crystallizes an overwhelming body of research in human
development, psychology, education, and economics, which details how high -
quality early childhood education programs for children from birth to age five are one of the best economic bets we can
make.
Funding
quality early childhood programs can have a significant financial return on investment, but more importantly,
making healthy
development of young children a national priority while addressing social determinants of health helps families and communities build a foundation for lifelong health.
Build It Better: Indicators of Progress to Support Integrated
Early Childhood Professional Development Systems builds on Workforce Designs» four principles and six policy areas, providing a set of indicators that look across early childhood education settings, sectors and roles to build a better system - one that can integrate PD regulations and initiatives, raise PD quality, address workforce equity and diversity and make the case for compensation pa
Early Childhood Professional Development Systems builds on Workforce Designs» four principles and six policy areas, providing a set of indicators that look across early childhood education settings, sectors and roles to build a better system - one that can integrate PD regulations and initiatives, raise PD quality, address workforce equity and diversity and make the case for compensatio
Childhood Professional
Development Systems builds on Workforce Designs» four principles and six policy areas, providing a set of indicators that look across
early childhood education settings, sectors and roles to build a better system - one that can integrate PD regulations and initiatives, raise PD quality, address workforce equity and diversity and make the case for compensation pa
early childhood education settings, sectors and roles to build a better system - one that can integrate PD regulations and initiatives, raise PD quality, address workforce equity and diversity and make the case for compensatio
childhood education settings, sectors and roles to build a better system - one that can integrate PD regulations and initiatives, raise PD
quality, address workforce equity and diversity and
make the case for compensation parity.