One thing business leaders, philanthropists, parents, child advocates – and even Hollywood – can agree on: The critical importance of quality early childhood education to our nation’s future.
At the Bentonville Film Festival on Friday night, Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families teamed up with the Helen Walton Children’s Enrichment Center to show the first part of the documentary series “The Raising of America.” It highlights the challenges that communities and our nation face – both in the short- and long-term – when families have few affordable child care options and when we don’t prioritize investment in quality early childhood education. It delves deeply into the science of brain development to show how early inequities and public policy decisions make a difference in children’s success. ...
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