Connecticut’s Early Childhood Investment Plan (Part I)

In the fall of 2006, the Early Childhood Research & Policy Council prepared the state's first Early Childhood Investment Plan based on the Investment Framework provided by the Early Childhood Education Cabinet.  The Council delivered the summary of their recommendations to Governor M. Jodi Rell on December 8, 2006, which helped inform budget discussions this legislative session.

Guided by four core values, the Early Childhood Cabinet established a set of goals for young children in Connectict ages birth to nine years.  The first expects the state's young children to reach appropriate development milestones from birth to age five.  The second is that all children begin kindergarten with the knowledge, skills and behaviors needed for early school success, and the third expects children to receive educational experiences from kindergarten through the third grade that extend their birth-to-five learning and result in achieving reading mastery by the end of third grade.

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