• that children are learning before they are born
• how children learn
• good care and education early childhood programs produce good results in the social, emotional and cognitive growth of children
• mediocre programs do not produce good results and in some cases do harm
• good programs benefit all children (those who are economically disadvantaged more) and result in better reading, math and citizenship skills
• teacher qualifications are important; children learn through their relationships and tenure with all these relationships to form
• structure: class size and ratio are important
• parent engagement matters

We have 40 years of rigorous research that tells us why quality is important and what it looks like.
Parents: here are ten signals that your child is in a high quality environment.
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