Why Early Learning? – Early Learning Child Education

High-quality child care and early education should be available to--and affordable for--all families.

Affordable Early Childhood Education (ECE) has numerous benefits for the child, the family, businesses, and the community. These benefits help prepare our children for K-12 education and beyond, increase parent’s ability to work, and reduce absenteeism and turnover for businesses, and increase property values, among other improvements.

For example:

IMPACT ON FAMILIES

10%

Increase in maternal workforce participation
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$3.8B

Increased wages (families without affordable childcare lose $8.3 billion in wages annually)
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IMPACT ON BUSINESS

30%

Up to 30% decrease in employee absences (estimated to cost the nation $4.4B annually)
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60%

40 - 60% decrease in employee turnover
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20%

Turnover for better childcare benefits cost employers 20% of salary (hiring, training & lost productivity)
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IMPACT ON COMMUNITIES

$16

A $16 return on investment for $1 invested in ECE
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46%

46% reduction in violent crime
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26%

26% reduction in government assistance
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$13

ECE Centers increase property values by $13 for $1 invested in the community
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ECE participants are proven to be more likely to earn higher wages, live healthier lives, raise stronger families and contribute to society
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Ensure the strength of tomorrow's workforce by taking care of our children today.

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