ERIC Number: ED611662
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Feb
Pages: 2
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Access to High Quality Early Childhood Education. Fact Sheet
UnidosUS
Access to high-quality early childhood education (ECE) is the foundation toward educational equity, a core American value promising equal opportunity in the United States. Research shows that high-quality ECE programs have significant impacts upon children's long-term outcomes due to the rapid cognitive, social, and emotional skills developed before age five. American children stand to benefit substantially from access to high-quality ECE programs, particularly Latino children. By 2060, Latino children will comprise one-third (32%) of the three-to-four-year-old population. Latino children are a large and rapidly growing group in need of appropriate, high quality ECE. It is crucial that state and federal policymakers meaningfully engage with Latino communities to identify barriers to access and work towards solutions.
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Early Childhood Education, Access to Education, Preschool Children, Hispanic American Students
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Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: UnidosUS
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