The State of Our Children Defines the State of Our Union

Federal, state, local and private attention to early childhood years will create a strong State of the Union for now and the futureWASHINGTON, DC—The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the nation’s leading voice on high-quality early childhood education for children from birth through age 8, issued the following statement today from NAEYC Executive Director Rhian Evans Allvin regarding the State of Union address: “The State of our country is a reflection of the state of our children and families.  Our nation will be strong when the promise of high-quality