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LATEST NEWS

  • DC Council Budget Hearings Impact Funding for Education Initatives
  • The District of Columbia Council will hold public hearings for the FY2011 budgets of city agencies in April 2010.  Pre K for All DC is interested in how funds are allotted to the City's education agencies because of their direct impact on the city's children. Pre K for All invites all stakeholders in early childhood education to follow and participate in these hearings in order to ensure that all children in the District of Columbia have access to high quality early childhood learning opportunities. 

     

     

  • DC Council Passes Emergency Legislation to Accelerate Pre-K Implementation
  • On Tuesday January 5, 2010, the Council of the District of Columbia voted unanimously to pass the Pre-K Acceleration and Clarification Emergency Amendment Act of 2010. This emergency act will fast track the implementation of the landmark Pre-K Enhancement and Expansion Act of 2008 that ensures that all three- and four-year-olds in the District of Columbia have access to high-quality pre-k programs by September 2014.

     

     


publications & reports

Ensuring A Vibrant City: The Economic Impact of the Early Care and Education Industry in the District of Columbia, June 2007

This report details the ways in which the Early Care and Education Industry fuels economic growth in the District of Columbia.

pdf Download the Executive Summary.

 

 

No Time to Wait: Ensuring a Good Start for Infants and Toddlers in the District of Columbia, Fall 2006

This is a special report by the Mayor's Advisory Committee n Early Childhood Development by the Taskforce on Strategic Planning for Infant Toddler Development.

Download the Executive Summary or Full Report.  

 

 Investing in the Economic Vitality of the District of Columbia through Pre-Kindergarten for All, June 2006

This report details the cost savings involved in investing in high-quality pre-k for all three- and four-year-olds.

Download the pdf Executive Summary or pdf Full Report