Doylestown Intelligencer: Movement for pre-K funding in full force in Bucks
“An early child education event held for local state legislators was hosted by an enthusiastic group leading the cause. However, few lawmakers attended.
The Bucks County Association for the Education of Young Children hosted its annual Child Advocacy Breakfast on Friday morning at Spring Mill Country Club in Northampton. The event was scheduled around this year’s Week of the Young Child, during which advocates across the nation held events campaigning for early childhood education.”
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PennLive.com (Harrisburg): Want a smart investment for kids? Try high-quality pre-k: Joan Benso
by Joan Benso
Despite the many benefits, the amount of public funds available for pre-k in Pennsylvania is only enough to help about 1 in 6 of the commonwealth’s 3- and 4-year-olds access high-quality programs. That leaves more than quarter of a million children statewide missing out on its once-in-a-lifetime benefits, including more than 5,000 children in Dauphin County alone.
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YDR.com : Want a smart investment for York County? Try high-quality pre-k
by Joan Benso
If we could invest tax dollars in a way that reduces public school costs, increases graduation rates, lowers spending on crime and social services and helps build a more competitive workforce with stronger earning power, would you get behind it? Such an investment opportunity already exists in York County in the form of high-quality pre-kindergarten. Unfortunately, we aren’t doing enough to take full advantage of it here or across Pennsylvania, and that means lost savings for taxpayers and missed opportunities for kids.
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The Times Herald: Montgomery County commissioners proclaim ‘Week of the Young Child’
“Montgomery County commissioners made a proclamation this week recognizing the Week of the Young Child, but not before letting several children from Crayon Kids in Norristown sit in their chairs.
“The week of the young child is really an opportunity to raise awareness for the early childhood education,” Montgomery County Director of Child Care Information Services Elizabeth Adeyi said at the commissioners’ meeting Thursday. “Early childhood education is really the building block, the genesis to life-long learning and we really have to get it right. I’m glad to report that in Montgomery County we have the highest number of children in high quality learning centers in the whole south eastern region,” she said.”
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PoconoRecord : This year, cast your vote for ‘Pre-K for PA’
by Chris Grape-Garvey
One of the newest public awareness campaigns in our state affects our littlest residents. A “Pre-K for PA” initiative has recently been launched to increase awareness about the importance of high quality, pre-kindergarten programs for the children in our Commonwealth. According to a recent study by PA Partnerships for Children, only 1 in 6 preschool children in Pennsylvania have access to publicly funded, high-quality pre-K.
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