Thread by @didikins4life

This is the #DemPartyPlatform for 2020. This part is called: Guaranteeing Universal Early Childhood Education
Only one party understands that a quality education is a critical public good-NOT a commodity. A quality education is the right of every child, no matter where they live.

#Democrats believe that all children across the United States should have access to high-quality early childhood education programs. 2/12 #DemPartyPlatform #EduPolicy #UniversalPreSchool

#Democrats will work with states to offer pre-K for all three- and four-year-olds and expand Head Start and Early Head Start. 3/12 #DemPartyPlatform #HeadStart #UniversalPreschool

Dems will drive increased resources to the communities with the highest need, including those with the highest concentrations of low-income students, impoverished urban areas impacted by gentrification, and rural areas, and will strive to support holistic school readiness. 4/12

#Democrats also will ensure students with disabilities and English language learners have access to and are fully included in early childhood programs.5/12
#DemPartyPlatform #EarlyChildhood #earlyeducation

#Democrats recognize that learning starts at birth, and the exorbitant costs of safe, quality child care present a significant economic burden to families. 6/12 #DemPartyPlatform #AffordableChildCare

#Democrats support making child care and dependent tax credits significantly more generous and will increase funding to states to guarantee that low-income and middle class families can afford child care. 7/12 #DemPartyPlatform #ChildCare

#Democrats will make major investments to increase quality options for parents and increase compensation for providers. 8/12 #DemPartyPlatform #AffordableDayCare #ChildcareWorkers

#Democrats also support expanding proven programs for low-income &first-time parents, guardians & caregivers, incl.home visiting, that can help connect families in need to child care, education &child development opportunities &improve outcomes for children and parents alike.9/12

#Democrats also support raising early childhood standards and providing ongoing professional development for early childhood educators, to ensure that children’s academic, social development, behavioral, and cognitive needs are being met. 10/12 #DemPartyPlatform #EDUcators

#Democrats believe that early childhood educators, like all educators and all workers, should be paid a family-supporting wage, 11/12 #DemPartyPlatform #EDUcators #LivingWage

#Democrats believe that early childhood educators, like all educators and all workers, have access to benefits and paid leave, and be able to organize, join a union, and collectively bargain for better wages, benefits, and working conditions.12/12 #EDUcators #earlyeducation