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Early Learning Now
Early Learning Campaign
Learning begins at birth. Every experience children have, from their earliest months, shapes the basic structure of their brains.
Our goal is to create an early learning system in Washington that supports families by making sure they have high-quality options for their children’s early care and learning—whether their children spend their days at home, in formal childcare, or with family and friends.
Our 2010 legislative agenda includes protecting investments in early learning and early care, while also urging lawmakers to include pre-kindergarten for 3- and 4-year olds in basic education and invest in programs that support the early learning of infants and toddlers.
Latest News
WE'RE IN THE NEWS: STATE BUDGET PLANS TARGET CHILD, FAMILY PROGRAMS
Posted on: Monday, March 1, 2010 - 8:35am
The latest tax proposals from the House, Senate and Governor Gregoire place many child and family programs on the chopping block. Child advocates, including the Children's Alliance, are urging lawmakers to consider the effects on business if child care funding for over 7,000 low-income families is cut.
Jon Gould, deputy director of the Children's Alliance, says:
MEDIA RELEASE: Senate, house budgets raise much-needed revenue
Posted on: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 - 7:02pm
Senate and House lawmakers have rightly proposed budgets that raise substantial new revenue to protect some of the vital services that are helping children and families weather this punishing recession. But more revenue is needed to prevent devastating cuts to safety-net programs that, if enacted, would hurt families and pose serious threats to our state’s economic recovery.
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Legislators Recognized for Drawing the Future for Kids
Submitted on Mon, 08/23/2010 - 14:19
A crowd of children and parents gathered to
honor state leaders from western Washington on Saturday, August 14th at
the first of three Early Learning Action Alliance (ELAA) Crayon Award events organized by the Children’s Alliance.
State legislators were honored for their outstanding work in early
learning during the 2010 legislative session during a stage event emceed
by Representative Eric Pettigrew (37th District) at the Early Learning
Community Fair in Seattle. At the event, six state legislators joined
community members and early learning stakeholders from across the Puget
Sound region to celebrate the importance of early learning in the lives
of Washington’s children and families and to pledge further support of
early learning in the year ahead.
August budget cut could mean rough winter for families
Submitted on Thu, 08/19/2010 - 13:45
While there was a fair amount of media coverage about the reduction in state child care assistance announced last week, there was less attention to the single largest category of that $51 million budget cut: the loss of financial assistance for low-income parents.
Resources
Home Visiting Public-Private Matching Fund
Created on: Thursday, August 19, 2010 - 12:55pm
In the 2010 legislative session, the legislature approved a new public-private matching fund for home visiting, called the Home Visiting Services Account. The Account was established in the budget which can be found here. The legislature started off the fund with $500,000 (which included $200,000 in new state funds), which will then be matched by Thrive by Five Washington, the state’s public-private partnership for early learning.
Initiative 1107 would worsen state deficit
Created on: Thursday, August 12, 2010 - 9:10am
Children's Alliance opposes Initiative 1107, an initiative to the state ballot in 2010. 1107 rolls back revenue that is supporting critical health and education services in Washington State. The campaign to oppose Initiative 1107 released this statement in response to the State's analysis of the financial implications of Iniative 1107.
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