Why should anyone invest in Early Childhood Development? Because after years of long-term study, we know investments in early childhood yield high returns— and not only for the children. These returns benefit all of us in the form of lower crime rates, fewer teen pregnancies, and less dependency on welfare programs. Children who enter school healthy and who are mentally and socially ready to learn have higher graduation rates, higher lifetime incomes…
Why should anyone invest in Early Childhood Development? Because after years of long-term study, we know investments in early childhood yield high returns— and not only for the children. These returns benefit all of us in the form of lower crime rates, fewer teen pregnancies, and less dependency on welfare programs. Children who enter school healthy and who are mentally and socially ready to learn have higher graduation rates, higher lifetime incomes…
The greatest opportunity to have a positive impact on the education, life and productivity of a child comes from birth to age 5. The returns realized from investment during these years are far greater—and cost far less— than any later intervention or remediation.
No one wants any child left behind. And the best way to ensure that is to see that no child STARTS behind.
When is the most opportune time to ensure kids have the skills needed to succeed in school and in the competitive workplace of tomorrow? It's earlier than many people realize. From birth to age 5 is when a child's brain achieves 85% of it's development. And that emotional and cognitive growth is absolutely crucial to how well children will do in school, in society, and in the workplace. Children are born ready to learn. For many, starting to provide…
Today's children will grow to be tomorrow's adults— and tomorrow's workforce. By age 5, much of who they are able to become, personally and professionally, will be determined. The human brain experiences 85% of it's growth and development during this critical time, so positive early childhood experiences are vital, not only to our children now, but to the adults they will become in the future.
On November 22, 2010, the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF) announced that the Danville Regional Foundation (DRF) has awarded an unprecedented five-year grant of over $5.4 million for Smart Beginnings Danville-Pittsylvania County to dramatically expand the region’s commitment to school readiness for thousands of young children. This sizable investment, which represents one of the largest grants ever awarded to further early childhood development…
Official video channel of the Virginia Early Childhood Foundation, providing leadership to Virginia's Smart Beginnings initiative and advancing school readiness throughout the Commonwealth.
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