Ensure that children have a quality early learning experience by restoring quality language to the pre-kindergarten expansion.

At this time, the Assembly one-house budget does not include the quality language surrounding the pre-kindergarten expansion. The New York Senate does not include expansion at all.  When originally proposed by the Governor, the programs were all intended to be high-quality.  The early care and learning community is concerned that if the expansion goes forward without specifically prescribing quality, there will be no way for quality to be measured or for a quality rating and improvement system to ever be taken up.

                                                                                            

Click here to contact: New York State Assembly Budget Leaders

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Thank you for taking action!

Sincerely,

Jessica

Jessica Klos Shapiro

Policy Associate

(518) 690-4217 ex. 32