PRINTER'S NO. 1670
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
325
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, DINNIMAN, SABATINA, BLAKE, FONTANA,
GREENLEAF, WARD, RESCHENTHALER, SCAVELLO, BROOKS, SCHWANK,
BARTOLOTTA, KILLION, AUMENT, BAKER, RAFFERTY, COSTA,
BREWSTER, HUGHES, MENSCH AND VULAKOVICH, APRIL 18, 2018
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 18, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of April 16 through 20, 2018, as the "Week
of the Young Child" in Pennsylvania and supporting high-
quality early childhood education as the right choice for
young children in this Commonwealth.
WHEREAS, The "Week of the Young Child" is an annual
celebration sponsored by the National Association for the
Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the world's largest early
childhood education association, with nearly 60,000 members and
a network of 50 regional, State and local affiliates; and
WHEREAS, The purpose of the "Week of the Young Child" is to
focus public attention on the needs of young children and their
families and to recognize the early childhood programs and
services that meet those needs; and
WHEREAS, NAEYC first established the "Week of the Young
Child" in 1971, recognizing that the early childhood years,
birth through eight years of age, lay the foundation for
children's success in school and later life; and
WHEREAS, The central purpose of the "Week of the Young Child"
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