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Join us Wednesday, February 29, 2012 for the next Provider TalkShop session where providers gather to discuss topics impacting the Hillsborough early childhood community. On Wed., Feb. 29, 2012 the topic is Professionalism in Your Child Care Program. This relaxed and informal session is FREE and open to all early childhood professionals in Hillsborough county. So join us for some light refreshments and tell us what's on your mind! Seating will be limited to 50 participants so sign up today!
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Every $1 invested in high quality early childhood education programs returns between $5.98 and $12.90. These returns include higher earnings (and therefore higher tax revenues), higher levels of schooling. fewer arrests (and therefore lower criminal justice system expenditures), and less welfare receipt. These findings have been replicated across multiple early education programs, and the expert consensus is that investments in early childhood education yields enormous returns to society.
With Our Future on the Line, the Time to Invest in Kids is Now
Huffington Post (4/11/12)
The State of Preschool: State Preschool Yearbook, a new report from Rutgers University's National Institute for Early Education Research, relased this week reveals that total spending on early childhood education by all 50 states and the....
Florida Leads in pre-K access, but quality lags
Tbo.com (4/10/12)
A review finds that all Florida pre-kindergarten programs should require teachers to have a bachelor's degree.
Making the case for early ed, Art Rolnick has had 'enormous impact'
MinnPost.com (4/16/12)
Invest the same sums in early childhood education, Rolnick insists, and the returns will be far greater. By linking the two issues, Rolnick has locked horns with some staunch allies inhis education campaign....
