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Universal Prekindergarten Act
To assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program to ensure that all children 3, 4, and 5 years old have access to a high-quality full-day, full-calendar-year prekindergarten education.
Other Bill Titles (2 more) 11/1/2007--Introduced.
Universal Prekindergarten Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants to a designated state agency for development of universal prekindergaten programs for all children three, four, and five years old in the state. Requires the stat... moreSee Full Bill Text
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| Introduced |  | Voted on by House | | Voted on by Senate | | Considered By President | | Bill Becomes Law |
| November 01, 2007 |
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February 13, 2008 Goodbye Tom Lantos, and thanks for helping the volunteers
Lantos cosponsored the bipartisan HR 4060 the Peace Corps Safety and Security Act of 2004. The legislation would have established an ombudsman, an office of safety and security, and an independent Inspector General for the Peace Corps. ...
October 31, 2007 HR 4060, To assist States in establishing a universal ...
HR 4060 would assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program to ensure that all children 3, 4, and 5 years old have access to a high-quality full-day, full-calendar-year prekindergarten education. ...
October 31, 2007 Bill Action: Introduced: HR 4060: To assist States in establishing ...
Dennis Kucinich [D-OH] introduced HR 4060: To assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program to ensure that all children 3, 4, and 5 years old have access to a high-quality full-day, full-calendar-year prekindergarten ...
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This bill implements a policy with two obvious benefits:
1. Improved education for pre-schoolers (see Head Start)
2. Day care for working parents. This is a huge issue especially for single parents who typically can't find good quality and affordable day care for their children as they work.
There are so many great programs out there. In my state we have 'First Five of California' that assist, encourages, and educates parents about the most important development years of a child's life. Both organizations and the families I know that have been involved have had great success, and the real winers are the kids :)
Lets take what has been a proven success and set a standard for development and education younger, and part of that is to give preschool opportunities the same way we have given kindergarten opportunities for a very long time.
The 'Return on Investment' is too high to be ignored. Please support this bill.
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