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Early childhood education is an urgent educational, economic and moral imperative. Without it, we face a long-term national economic security crisis.

Early childhood education begins early, even before birth.

If we expect our children to thrive at our colleges and universities, and succeed in our economy once they graduate - first we must make quality, affordable early childhood education accessible to all.

Studies have proven that early childhood education returns to society as much as $12 for every dollar invested. Our goal is to identify the most important development opportunities for children five years and younger, providing insight to transform early childhood education from a social policy issue into an economic imperative.

The research clearly demonstrates high-quality early childhood opportunities help children succeed.

The number one way that we can address these long-term challenges of poverty, of education, is to invest in early childhood education.

Research has shown time and time again that infants who receive the high-quality child care and early education programs do better in school, have more developed social skills, and display fewer behavior problems.

It is imperative to change the way we look at education. We should invest in the foundation of school readiness from birth to age 5.

I'm a mom, and my view of public education begins and ends with the fundamental question: Is this good for children?

We're committed to making sure parents have affordable, quality early learning for their kids - there's no question about it.