Quality child care depends on staff training, low staff-child ratios, staff compensation, and low turnover. Need to create new funding for infancy. When all children are ready to learn teachers will be able to focus on educating not wasting time on remedial learning and behavioral issues. Developing a 0-3 program that reaches out to all children is essential. New funding is needed for early childhood services.
Many excellent services exist in the community.
Comprehensive public policy at all levels of government is lacking. There are a great many services available. Family planning councils and existing child commissions are a start. The early childhood system is not well coordinated. How do we get state agencies and community programs to really work together.