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Investing in Early Childhood: A Path to Success for All Children

Explore the impact of early childhood investments in the U.S., focusing on the Educare program and Birth to Five Policy Alliance. Learn about funding sources, strategies, and the importance of supporting children under six. Discover how to ensure all children have a strong start in life.

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Investing in Early Childhood: A Path to Success for All Children

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  1. Coming Togetherfor Young ChildrenAn Investment Example from the U.S.

  2. Variation by State: All Children

  3. Variation by State: Children under Six

  4. We must remember – the first five years of life are not a rehearsal. This is the real show.” Irving B. Harris Our goal is for all children in poverty to succeed—not just in school but in life. Susie Buffett

  5. Educare of Chicago

  6. Educare – Partnership, Program, Place, Platform

  7. Funders Come Together • Irving B Harris- Chicago • Susie Buffett- Omaha • George Kaiser- Tulsa • Bill and Melinda Gates- Seattle As well as: • J.B. Pritzker • Anonymous Foundation • Kellogg Foundation

  8. Early Childhood Stonehenge

  9. The Challenge

  10. Our Investment Strategy Practice: Educare Schools educareschools.org Policy: Birth to Five Policy Alliance birthtofivepolicy.org Policy: First Five Years Fund ffyf.org Knowledge: Center on the Developing Child & Heckman developingchild.harvard.edu Heckmanequation.org

  11. Communication StrategyScience-Economics Center for the Developing Child The Heckman Equation

  12. Disparities in Early Vocabulary Growth 1200 College Educated Parents Working Class Parents 600 Cumulative Vocabulary (Words) Welfare Parents 200 16 mos. 24 mos. 36 mos. Child’s Age (Months) Source: Hart & Risley (1995)

  13. Rates of Return on Human Capital Investment Rate of return to investment in human capital Programs targeted towards the earliest years Preschool programs Schooling Job training 0-3 4-5 Post-school School Preschool 0 Source: Dr. James Heckman, University of Chicago

  14. Birth to Five Policy Alliance- Focused on Informing State Policy 0-5 Examples of original national grantees • National Governors Association • National Association for State Legislator • Committee for Economic Development • United Way of America • Fight Crime Invest in Kids • National Center for Children in Poverty • National Scientific Council • Zero to Three • Ounce of Prevention

  15. Birth to Five Policy Alliance- Peer Advocates Roundtable

  16. First Five Years Fund

  17. An Integrated Strategy

  18. Change the definition of public education to include 0-5

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