Understanding HIgh Quality Child care
There are many benefits of high quality child care
Children’s brains develop faster in the first 5 years than any later point in life.
Children’s brains develop faster in the first 5 years than any later point in life.
Children’s brains develop faster in the first 5 years than any later point in life.
Babies are born learning and, when young children don't get what their growing brains need, they miss out on developing important social, emotional and academic skills. Children who enter Kindergarten behind are likely to remain behind throughout their school years. These gaps are difficult and expensive to close, and they can last a lifetime.
Lack of access to high quality care has long term consequences for children...
Children’s brains develop faster in the first 5 years than any later point in life.
Children’s brains develop faster in the first 5 years than any later point in life.
Children living in poverty who do not receive high-quality early childhood services (aka high quality child care) are less likely to become productive citizens and workers. They are:
*25% more likely to drop out of school
*40% more likely to become a teen parent
*50% more likely to be placed in special education
*60% less likely to attend college
Child care is essential for workforce participation
Children’s brains develop faster in the first 5 years than any later point in life.
Lack of access has economic costs for the whole community
Access to high-quality, affordable early childhood education helps parents—especially mothers—enter and stay in the workforce; and helps employers attract and retain talented, productive workers.
70% of non-working low-income parents with young children cite lack of affordable child care as the reason they are not in the workforce.
Lack of access has economic costs for the whole community
Lack of access has economic costs for the whole community
Lack of access has economic costs for the whole community
Lack of access to high quality child care has significant impacts on the local and state economy. Texas loses an estimated $9.39 billion annually from its economy due to breakdowns in childcare.
*An estimated $1.8 billion is lost annually in tax revenue due to childcare issues.
*30 % of respondents reported that they / someone in their household has left a job, not taken a job, or changed jobs because of problems with childcare in the last 12 months.
*55 % of parents who voluntarily leave their jobs do so when their child(ren) is two years old or younger, indicating that childcare for infants and toddlers is the greatest need
Untapped Potential Report: Texas | U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation
High quality child care is a smart investment
Lack of access has economic costs for the whole community
High quality child care is a smart investment
The rate of return for investment in high quality early childhood education is 13% through better outcomes in education, health, sociability, economic productivity and reduced crime.
https://heckmanequation.org/resource/early-childhood-education-has-a-high-rate-of-return/
Video: The Baby Brain
Lack of access has economic costs for the whole community
High quality child care is a smart investment
Babies are born learning. Their brains grow and develop at an amazing rate. And HOW a child's brain develops in the first few years of life will have a huge impact on their future.