J. B. Pritzker Quotes

Both the IDB and Fundacion ALAS believe that the future of prosperity and equality that we hope for has to start today with higher investment and higher quality in Early Childhood Development programs throughout the region.

Research has shown time and time again that infants who receive the high-quality child care and early education programs do better in school, have more developed social skills, and display fewer behavior problems.

Early childhood education packs a real wallop in terms of the return on the investment.

Access to quality early care and education is an important part of our efforts to make San Francisco more equitable, and ensure that every child who grows up here can thrive.

One of the best investments we can make is to give our kids the ingredients they need to develop in the first five years of life.

I don't think I have ever done anything for this age of children before, a pre-school audience. Generally speaking, we don't have vivid memories of that age and what influenced us, yet clearly they are hugely formative years and it's really important that we can create television of a high quality for that audience.

We need to provide higher quality and innovative early childhood development programs all throughout Latin America.

We're committed to making sure parents have affordable, quality early learning for their kids - there's no question about it.

Head Start has been a key component of health, nutrition and early learning opportunities since the 1960s.

I believe that investing in our children's development from the earliest age is the single most important contribution we can make to the health and wellbeing of our citizens, their capacity and the future prosperity of our state.

The research clearly demonstrates high-quality early childhood opportunities help children succeed.

In 2009, I pushed for the creation and funding of early childhood block grants to ensure that more kids enter kindergarten ready to learn. It's really not rocket science: Put kids on the right path at an early age - and keep them there.

Early childhood development has proved to be very beneficial and very cost-effective in societies where this is been tried. So let's not confine ourselves to primary education. Let's think of early childhood development and education as a whole.

When kids are really little, they all look the same. No speech, no social relatedness, cannot emphasize enough the importance of early educational intervention.

Every child should be given a strong start to their education.

Early childhood education is an urgent educational, economic and moral imperative. Without it, we face a long-term national economic security crisis.

The Summit of the Americas is an excellent platform to raise awareness and secure commitments from heads of state and different sector leaders regarding Early Childhood Development.

Whether it's making sure that families have access to quality health care and child care, or making sure that our children receive the best educational opportunities we can give them, we must remain committed to these needs because our children are our future.

If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin.

Early childhood education begins early, even before birth.

Experts tell us that 90% of all brain development occurs by the age of five. If we don't begin thinking about education in the early years, our children are at risk of falling behind by the time they start Kindergarten.

My mother is a professor of early childhood education. When I was two she would say she knew I was going to be an actor.

A treatment method or an educational method that will work for one child may not work for another child. The one common denominator for all of the young children is that early intervention does work, and it seems to improve the prognosis.

Children without access to quality early education programs start kindergarten with an 18-month disadvantage, and that gap continues to widen. By the time they are in fourth grade, many cannot do math or read at grade level.

Education, day care, health care—there's not a parent in the country that doesn't have a stake in one of these issues.