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The
Collaborative
Click
here for the Collaborative 2008 Public Policy Agenda
Click
here for the agenda for the June 19th Collaborative Quarterly
Meeting.
Join
the Collaborative!
The
Collaborative is a statewide coalition of organizations and
individuals providing:
- Advocacy
and Education
- Training
- Grassroots
mobilization
- Member
communication
- Forum
for bringing issues forward
Membership
is open to statewide organizations, local or regional coalitions and
individuals wishing to improve early learning, care and afterschool
policies and practices in the State of Washington.
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Get
Involved, Act Now!
Want
to become an Advocate?
We can help! Please check out our
2008
Legislative Priorities!
Find
out what is going on in Olympia
! Visit www.leg.wa.gov
to find out!
E-mail
Updates,
Children's Champions:
JOIN
OUR E-MAIL LIST to
receive regular updates and action alerts
on important child and family issues being considered by Congress and
the Administration.
Websites
to Visit:
Dept
of Early Learning
Thrive
by Five
Children’s
Alliance
Washington
Learns
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A
Vision for Excellence
All
states must develop a system of early childhood care and education
with appropriate regulatory, governance, finance, and accountability
mechanisms so that --
All
Children have
access to a safe and accessible, high quality early childhood
education that includes a developmentally appropriate curriculum,
knowledgeable and well-trained program staff and educators,
comprehensive services that support their health, nutrition, and
social well-being, in an environment that respects and supports
diversity.
All
Early Childhood Professionals are
supported as professionals with a career ladder, ongoing professional
development opportunities, and compensation that will attract and
retain high quality educators.
All
Families
have access to early care and education programs that are affordable
and of high quality, and are participants in the education and well
being of their children through family involvement in programs and
schools, as well as opportunities to increase their educational
attainment.
All
Communities are
accountable for the quality of early childhood programs provided to
all children, backed by the local, state, and federal funding needed
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