On November 16, Geoffrey Nagle, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of the Erikson Institute, spoke at our Community Conversation about how early experiences impact children's well-being later in life.
He shared new research showing that the academic gap most school districts face is already in place when children enter school and it stays about the same as they progress through school. Even high-performing schools have difficulty overcoming the disparity that exists when students enter kindergarten.
Early childhood matters.
Every experience a child has helps shape his or her future. That's why we partner with over 70 organizations to ensure that families and early learning and care providers have the information, skills and resources they need to develop strong relationships that support the development of our youngest children.
Eleven-hundred days may not seem like a long time to an adult. But to a child, the experiences they have each day before their third birthday will make a difference in their physical health, their mental stability and their cognitive abilities in the decades to come.
>> Listen to Geoffrey Nagle on WBEZ discussing this new research and more.
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