Winning Beginning NY

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Winning Beginning NY is a statewide coalition working to inform policy-makers and the public about the many benefits of early care and learning to children, families and society. The coalition aims to build a broad-based constituency to make investment in quality early care and education a top public priority in New York State.

Winning Beginning NY is co-convened by Child Care, Inc., the Schuyler Center for Analysis and Advocacy, the New York State Child Care Coordinating Council, and the New York State Association for the Education of Young Children.

    Children's Art On Display
              May 27th - 29th

The 2008 Winning Beginning NY Children's Art Project will be on display at the Legislative Office Building in Albany, on May 27th - 29th. The display will highlight submissions created by children ages 1 to 5, from diverse early learning settings statewide. The art will be interspersed with photos and learning captions to underscore the importance of investing in quality early care and education.

               Congratulate
       Governor Paterson and
             Urge his Support

Join us in welcoming Governor Paterson to his new position and urge him to support universal Pre-K, high-quality child care, and early care and education professionals. Click here to congratulate the Governor and urge his support of our agenda!

Seniors4Kids visited The Children's Place in Albany - part of their March 11th advocacy day at the State Capitol that included the release of a new report, Generations Unite for Quality Pre-K: New York. See more photos here. Access the report below.

Recent Releases

Generations Unite for Quality Pre-K: New York, a Generations United report, demonstrates the advocacy role older adults can play in support of increased access and improved quality of pre-kindergarten programs. March 2008.
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Investing in Early Care and Education is a Powerful Public Health Initiative for New York's Children, a Docs for Tots research brief, February 2008.
download research brief
download 2-page summary

2008 Winning Beginning NY Advocacy Handbook, an A, B, C, guide to telling your story to lawmakers, media and other concerned groups and individuals to improve the quality of early care and education in New York State.
English advocacy handbook
Spanish advocacy handbook

Funding the Future: States' Approaches to Pre-K Finance, a Pre-K Now national report and 2008 update, highlights strategies and sources that states – and some cities – are tapping in order to expand and supplement current pre-k funding. Access the report here.

Tell Us Your Story

Why is loan forgiveness for the early childhood workforce needed? We need YOUR stories to help lawmakers understand why they should pass loan forgiveness legislation. Click here to tell us your story. READ STORIES here.