On June 12th, First Focus on Children hosted a briefing demonstrating the effectiveness and strong return on investment of federal early childhood programs. There, we discussed the risks posed to essential early childhood programs by recent budget proposals and presented a clear path forward for sustaining and strengthening these critical programs.
Speakers at the event included Dr. Anna Johnson, Professor of Psychology at Georgetown University; Casey Peeks, Senior Director of Early Childhood Policy at the Center for American Progress; Averi Pakulis, Vice President of Early Childhood and Public Health Policy at First Focus on Children; and Dr. Susan Savage, Research Director at the Child Care Resource Center.
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR) also provided opening remarks.
