how to give your child a running start on success

Public policies that support high-quality early learning programs lay the foundation for childrens' academic success, improve our business climate and promote broad-based economic opportunity.

Children with access to high-quality early learning and care (from birth to five years of age) do better in school, are more likely to graduate from high school and go on to college, and are less likely to commit crime.

Experience and evidence both highlight the importance of these early years to for a child’s emotional, social and cognitive development. The quality of these early experiences is directly related to future social and academic success.

Recent Publications and News Highlights

Profile

Dawn loved working in early childhood education - but she couldn't afford it.

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Success Story

In 1998, EOI set out with labor leaders, childcare center providers and parents to improve pay and training for teachers, keeping high-quality staff on the job.

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Policy Focus

Helping great teachers afford their jobs

The Early Childhood Education Career and Wage Ladder is only early learning program in Washington that creates statistically significant improvements in quality of care - it's also essential to keeping great teachers on the job.

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Giving our youngest the best and brightest

Stakeholders from across the early care and education spectrum have joined together to investigate how to achieve a professional development system for early learning providers that offers children quality care and a strong foundation for learning.

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Our childcare market is broken - here's how to fix it

There is already a template for success in the child care market that is ready to be replicated - but where's the political will to do it?

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How Does Your District Measure Up?

A comprehensive survey of pre-K and full-day kindergarten programs in Washington State.

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Staff Contact

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