Our Videos:

What is QualitystarsNY?

Our newest video explains why New York State needs QUALITYstarsNY now, and how it can help children, parents and early care and learning providers.

Quality Stars Nuevo York (A Spanish version of our latest video)

It's Our Business

NYS business leaders call for investment in early childhood education to spur New York's economy.


More Early Childhood Videos:

See Early Years Matter, a new video produced by the Early Care and Learning Council (a WBNY Co-convener).

Arne Duncan: How Pre-K Levels the Playing Field

In this PEW video, U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan wants every child — particularly disadvantaged children — to have access to high-quality pre-k programs. Listen to Secretary Duncan speak about leveling the playing field for children using pre-k.

What's Missing in Child Care and Early Education in America

This October 20, 2011 New America Foundation videotaped forum features: Joan Lombardi, Ph.D., Former Deputy Assistant Secretary and Inter-Departmental Liaison for Early Childhood Development, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Barbara Gault, Ph.D., Executive Director and Vice President, Institute for Women’s Policy Research; Eric Karolak, Ph.D., Executive Director, Early Care and Education Consortium and Danielle Ewen, Director of Child Care and Early Education, CLASP.

Wendy Kopp: All Children Deserve an Exceptional Education

Teach for America Founder and CEO Wendy Kopp believes all kids deserve an exceptional education. Listen to Kopp speak about how starting earlier with high-quaity pre-k can ensure school success and a love of learning for children.

All Kids Deserve High Quality Pre-K

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten knows that when children arrive at kindergarten ready to learn, amazing things can happen in and out of the classroom. For starters, they are better prepared and better able to focus. But the benefits don't stop there: pre-k graduates are more likely to go to college, have higher salaries, and are less likely to end up incarcerated. A PEW Charitable Trusts video.

Geoffrey Canada on creating seamless early learning opportunities for children

To mark the end of their 10-year campaign, Pre-K Now has created a series of short videos highlighting the strong support of high-quality pre-k for all children among prominent national education luminaries. This video features Harlem Children's Zone President and CEO Geoffrey Canada, whose organization works to ensure thousands of children have the best opportunity for success in school and life.

Why We Invest In Young Children

A collection of excellent videos from the Ounce of Prevention Fund.

Brain Hero

This three-minute video from Harvard University's Center on the Developing Child depicts how actions by a range of people in the family and community can affect a child’s development.

Advocacy Impacts of Web Videos:

Experts from the National School Boards Association, Winning Beginning NY and the League of Education Voters in Washington State share their experiences conceptualizing, developing and marketing organizational web videos as part of their policy maker outreach and public communications strategies on this Pre-K Now archived call (in MP3).