State Advocacy Days

Updated June 21, 2010

Early Learning Advocates Rallying for Programs

As legislatures discuss their fiscal year 2011 budget bills, early learning advocates are beginning to rally in support of funding for child care and other early learning programs. This year, action days are all the more important as most states face record budget gaps and tough decisions on which programs to maintain and which to cut.

2010 State Advocacy Days 

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State Advocacy Days In the Media

Photos: Pennsylvania Early Childhood Action Day 2010.

Early Childhood Action Day in Harrisburg. WFMZ-TV (Allentown). June 8, 2010.

Capitol rally seeks funding for early learning education. Lansing State Journal (Lansing, MI) May 20, 2010.

Children's Week activities in full force today. Tallahassee Democrat (Tallahassee, FL). April 13, 2010.

Pre-K advocates rally at state Capitol. Montgomery Advertiser (Montgomery, AL). April 8, 2010.

Speaker of the House Margaret Anderson Kelliher to Visit a Child Care Center. Minnesota Child Care Association Press Release. March 4, 2010.

Watson gets 'heart-filled' thank yous. Cleveland Daily Banner (Cleveland, TN). Feburary 22, 2010.

Photos: Pre-K Day on the Hill. Stand for Children. February 15, 2010.

Wendi C Thomas: Stand for quality pre-K programs. The Commercial Appeal (Mempis, TN). February 14, 2010.

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