Educating Young Children Volume 1 - Summer 2025 | Page 17

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One of the best ways to build a relationship with your legislators and their staffs is to serve as a resource they can tap for national, state, and local data; quotes; and stories from the field. Resources to highlight include NAEYC’ s Early Childhood Education Workforce surveys, Public Policy Forum State Fact Sheets, and state-specific workforce survey data.

We hope you’ ll take advantage of recess opportunities to share all the ways children, families, educators, and businesses benefit when families have access to high-quality early learning!

Explore NAEYC’ s 2025 Summer R. E. C. E. S. S. Toolkit for more information and resources to help you prepare to connect with your members of Congress during the summer recess.

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