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All Southington Children Have Their Early Care and Education Needs Met

Why Is This Important?

Expanding access to high quality early childhood education is among the smartest investments that we can make. Research has shown that the early years in a child’s life—when the human brain is forming—represent a critically important window of opportunity to develop a child’s full potential and shape key academic, social, and cognitive skills that determine a child’s success in school and in life. Participation in high-quality early learning programs—like Head Start, public and private pre-K, and childcare—will provide children from all backgrounds with a strong start and a foundation for school success. These programs also generate a significant return on investment for society; numerous economic studies have documented a rate of return of $7 or more on each dollar invested through a reduced need for spending on other services, such as remedial education, grade repetition, and special education, as well as increased productivity and earnings for these children as adults. (WhiteHouse.gov)

Why is Early Childhood Education Important? (www.earlychildhoodnyc.org)

  • Far too many children enter school not prepared.
  • When unprepared children begin school behind, they tend to fall further and further behind.
  • Children who are at risk of not doing well in school gain significant benefits from quality childcare.
  • All children need to enter school ready and able to succeed.

Cognitively:

  • Improves school performance
  • Raises math and language abilities
  • Sharpens thinking/attention skills
  • Reduces special education placement
  • Lowers school drop out rates

Socially and emotionally:

  • Improves and strengthen interactions with peers
  • Decreases problem behaviors
  • Encourages more exploratory behavior
  • Helps adjustment to the demands of formal schooling

Long-term positive results and cost savings of Early Childhood Education:

  • Increases lifelong earning potential
  • Achieves better academic outcomes
  • Lowers rates of teen pregnancy and incarceration
  • Improves recruitment and retention of parents who work

Measures

Time
Period
Current Actual Value
Current Target Value
Current
Trend
Baseline
% Change
I
2023
2.8%
1
22%
I
2023
100
1
0%
I
2022
94.1%
1
4%
I
2023
97.6%
1
0%
I
2021
85.60%
100.00%
2
7%
I
2023
20.0%
5.0%
1
102%
I
2023
22.8%
5.0%
1
81%
I
2023
12.3%
5.0%
1
116%
I

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