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“WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Senate section on pages S4820-S4821 on April 20, 2007.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD
Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 164, submitted earlier today.
The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A resolution (S. Res. 164) designating the week beginning April 22, 2007, as ``Week of the Young Child.''
There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the resolution.
Mr. NELSON of Florida. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating thereto be printed in the Record, without intervening action or debate.
The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The resolution (S. Res. 164) was agreed to.
The preamble was agreed to.
The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:
S. Res. 164
Whereas there are 20,000,000 children under the age of 5 in the United States;
Whereas numerous studies, including the Abecedarian Study, the Study of the Chicago Child-Parent Center, and the High/Scope Perry Preschool Study, indicate that low income children who have enrolled in quality, comprehensive early childhood education programs--
(1) improve their cognitive, language, physical, social, and emotional development; and
(2) are less likely to--
(A) be placed in special education;
(B) drop out of school; or
(C) engage in juvenile delinquency;
Whereas the enrollment rates of children under the age of 5 in early childhood education programs have steadily increased since 1965 with--
(1) the creation of the Head Start program carried out under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.);
(2) the establishment of the Early Head Start program carried out under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.); and
(3) the enactment of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.);
Whereas many children eligible for, and in need of, quality early childhood education services are not served;
Whereas only about one-half of all preschoolers who are eligible to participate in Head Start programs have the opportunity to do so;
Whereas less than 5 percent of all eligible babies and toddlers in the United States receive the opportunity to participate in Early Head Start;
Whereas only about 1 out of every 7 eligible children receives assistance under section 658C of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858a) to--
(1) enable the parents of the child to continue working; and
(2) provide the child with safe and nurturing early childhood care and education;
Whereas, although State and local governments have responded to the numerous benefits of early childhood education by making significant investments in programs and classrooms, there remains--
(1) a large unmet need for those services; and
(2) a need to improve the quality of those programs;
Whereas, according to numerous studies on the impact of investments in high-quality early childhood education, the programs reduce--
(1) the occurrence of students failing to complete secondary school; and
(2) future costs relating to special education and juvenile crime; and
Whereas economist and Nobel Laureate, James Heckman, and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Ben S. Bernanke, have stated that investment in childhood education is of critical importance to the future of the United States: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) designates the week beginning April 22, 2007, as ``Week of the Young Child'';
(2) encourages the citizens of the United States to celebrate--
(A) young children; and
(B) the citizens who provide care and early childhood education to the young children of the United States; and
(3) urges the citizens of the United States to recognize the importance of--
(A) quality, comprehensive early childhood education programs; and
(B) the value of those services for preparing children to--
(i) appreciate future educational experiences; and
(ii) enjoy lifelong success.
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