Celebrating the Week of the Young Child, April 6-12

Every week is the Week of the Young Child at Early Learning Nation magazine. The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) makes it official with its annual celebration, and we’re taking the opportunity to invite experts and leaders to reaffirm our collective purpose.

“When I think about what inspires me, the answer is simple: my daughter. Through my own lived experience as a young single mom, and as a Black woman, I quickly came to understand the significance of Dr. King’s quote: ‘Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly,’ and that my daughter’s destiny would be strongly connected to the success of her peers. It’s what’s led me to community organizing, advocacy and public policy work, and on this journey, I’ve met thousands of children and young people who give me hope for our future.”

—Kim Janey, President & CEO of Economic Mobility Pathways (Read more about EMPath.)

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