“Our nation now faces tough choices to renew the economy, but fiscal prudence cannot be served at the expense of under-investing in the well-being and future of our children – and thereby preventing unnecessary remedial expenditures…. It is vital for our country’s future that investments in our youngest children remain a major national and state-level priority,”
Committee on Economic Development, “Unfinished Business: Continued Investment in Child Care and Early Education is Critical to Business and America’s Future,” June 2012





