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      In my last blog I reviewed what the Common Core State Standards were and information on what it didn’t include from a different source. It got me thinking and next I wanted to learn about the standards for early childhood education and statistics of early childhood education.

     I found standards in the Early Head Start National Research Center website.  And in this website we can read about the School Readiness Goals for Infants and Toddlers in Head Start and Early Head Start programs. This program addresses and strengthens children readiness from birth to ages five. They are able to achieve this with school readiness action steps. They work with the Head Start Child Development and Early Learning Framework (HSCDELF). This frame work includes 5 important areas: Social and Emotional Development, Language Development and Literacy, Approaches Toward Learning, Cognition and General Knowledge, and Physical Development and Health. Along with the framework they appropriately reflect the ages of children in the program and they also have learning guidelines from the State and requirements and expectations from schools. They set goals in every area of the framework as well. All of this is done to show progress of the development of skills and competencies that children will need to succeed in school.

     Some statistics that I found are in the following video.                        

                                    

     
    
      I also found other interesting facts and statistics in the ed.gov website. One that caught my eye was the statement that is said, “Studies prove that children who have rich early learning experiences are better prepared to thrive in kindergarten and beyond.” This shows me that early childhood does help children succeed later in school and life. The statement said about the future of these children is very interesting,"Every public dollar spent on high-quality preschool returns $7 through a reduced need for spending on other services- such as remedial education, grade repetition, and special education- as well as increased productivity and earnings for these children as adults." Also that U.S ranks 25^th in the world in early learning enrollment and that Children Mexico, France, and Singapore have a better chance of receiving preschool education than here in America. Having all these data why do our kids have less chance to receive preschool education? Why is there still some individuals that don't support preschool? It is our future.