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CT Early Childhood Alliance Urges Legislators to Support H.B. 6359 – “An Act Concerning an Early Childhood System”

Who: The Connecticut Early Childhood Alliance and supporters of H.B. 6359. The CT Early Childhood Alliance is a statewide membership and advocacy organization committed to improving outcomes in the areas of learning, health, safety and economic security, for children ages birth to eight.

Today, Governor Dannel Malloy released his early childhood plan to better coordinate services aimed at improving outcomes for Connecticut’s youngest children. The plan is the result of legislation passed in 2011, Public Act 11-181, which received strong, bi-partisan legislative support in both chambers of the General Assembly.

There are nearly 400,000 children in Connecticut ages birth through age eight. Many are thriving, but more than a quarter of those children are at risk for factors that jeopardize their early learning and healthy development. Decades of research has demonstrated that early childhood programs and services can improve academic, social and economic outcomes as the child grows into adulthood.

This time of year, after a month of decadent living, many adults decide we must change our ways. It’s the annual New Year’s resolution. A healthy lifestyle is often at the top of the list as we resolve to exercise more and lose weight. 

This time of year, after a month of decadent living, many adults decide we must change our ways. It’s the annual New Year’s resolution. A healthy lifestyle is often at the top of the list as we resolve to exercise more and lose weight.