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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.

Early childhood education is the key to the betterment of society.

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

For a long time, I have been inclined to start a school for the talented children.

The government gets it right on Head Start. We are providing opportunities for children in underserved areas where parents may not be able to afford preschool so they can begin their schooling with a running or Head Start.

Even the best parents have to spend so much time making ends meet that they cannot help their kids with homework or afford the extra tutoring that wealthier students enjoy. To address these unjust disparities, we need an early education revolution.

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

The foundation of a strong economy and job creation begins with providing every child in America with the best possible education, including students with disabilities.

Our goal here in New York is to ensure that every child who graduates high school is ready to start a career or start college and to dramatically increase the number of students that graduate from college.