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Reports

2010 Brief #2 Our Children - Ready for School?
2010 Brief #1 Community Progress
Ready for Kindergarten: The State of Local School Readiness in Charlottesville and Albemarle
Why A Smart Beginning Matters - Fact Sheet
Employee Perspectives: Child Care and Workforce Impact Survey
Child Care and Workforce Impact Survey Summary
Child Care and Workforce Impact Survey Responses
Smart Beginnings School Readiness Model
School Readiness - What is it? Virginia School Readiness Task Force

Presentations

Are We Preparing Our Children for Success in School? (powerpoint) - Robert Pianta, Curry School of Education, University of Virginia, September 30, 2010. View presentation on YouTube.
Why Does Early Childhood Matter to Business? - Tom Chewning, Chairman, VA JOBS ONE/Business Leaders for SB, March 13, 2010
The Best Economic Investment During Difficult Economic Times: Early Childhood Development - Arthur Rolnick April 29, 2009 podcast
Smart Beginnings Highlights - January 2009 PowerPoint
Early Childhood Education: Good Start, Grow Smart - April 15, 2008 webcast

Resources

Smart Beginnings Public Service Announcements

Radio Public Service Announcements - April 2009
     Language Development
     School Readiness
     Seal of Quality Child Care
Television Public Service Announcement - April 2009

Early Learning Commercials - Born Learning

Signs
Laundromat
Piggies
Supermarket

Parenting Resources

Text4Baby - Free cell phone messages for pregnant moms and baby's first year
“I’m Getting Ready for Kindergarten” booklet for parents.
Available in English & Spanish. (Call 434.972.1702 for more info.)

Ages and Stages of Children: Birth - 5 Years
Virginia Early Childhood Foundation
New Parent Newsletter
    Your Child's Development
     Your Child's Health
     Your Child's Learning Environment

Finding Quality Child Care

Child Care Quality – (Children, Youth & Family Services)
Virginia Star Quality Initiative
Q&A Child Care Resources brochure
Does Your Child Receive High Quality Child Care?
(Virginia Star Quality Initiative) brochure

Españól/Spanish

Born Learning
Edades y etapas de los niños: Recién nacido-5 años

Economy, Workforce, and National Security Benefits

Investing in America's Children: The Business Case (The Pew Center on the States, Partnership for America's Success brochure)
Ready, Set, Go! Why Business Should Support Early Childhood Education (U.S. Chamber of Commerce report)
Heckman Equation: A solution for better education and health outcomes, less crime and poverty and greater economic prosperity (James Heckman, Nobel Memorial prize winner in Economics)
Starting Smart and Finishing Strong (Institute for Competitive Workforce, Partnership for America's Success brief)
Meeting America's Energy Workforce Needs Tomorrow (Center for Energy Workforce Development and Partnership for America's Economic Success brief)
Young Virginians: Ready, Willing, and Unable to Serve (Mission: Readiness Military Leaders for Kids report)

Don't abandon Virginia's investment in early learning (Roanoke Times Editorial)

The link between poverty and education (New York Times)

Videos
Heckman Institute Videos
--Why Early Investment Matters. Economic rate of return (2 min.)
--Skills Beget Skills. Early skills development assists later skills acquisition (2 min.)
Virginia Early Childhood Foundation/Smart Beginnings Videos
--The Business Case for Early Childhood Education (7 min.)
--Starting Young. School and workforce readiness (5:30 min.)
--Pure Potential. Early development value (Pianta in video) (5:45 min.)
--Our National Security Depends on Early Childhood Development. Military readiness. (13:40 min.)