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Regular Session, 2014
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 119
BY REPRESENTATIVE SMITH
A RESOLUTION
To recognize Friday, May 9, 2014, as Provider Appreciation Day and encourage all citizens
to recognize the important work of those who are responsible for the education and
care of children, including licensed child care providers.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to set aside a special day in recognition of child care
providers, teachers, and other educators of young children everywhere on May 9, 2014, the
Friday before Mother's Day; and
WHEREAS, Provider Appreciation Day is a special day to recognize child care
providers, teachers, school-age program staff, child care center directors and staff, and all
those who work with children and are responsible for their education and care; and
WHEREAS, it is estimated that nearly eleven million children under the age of five
are cared for by two million eight hundred thousand child care providers in the United
States; and
WHEREAS, Provider Appreciation Day began in 1996 by a group of volunteers in
New Jersey who saw the need to recognize the tireless efforts of providers who care for
children of working parents; and
WHEREAS, momentum and support for this nationally recognized event has grown
each year and presently includes individuals and government organizations throughout North
America, Europe, and Asia; and
WHEREAS, the Child Care Association of Louisiana, a statewide, nonprofit
organization that represents the interests of licensed child care providers and the children
they serve, wholeheartedly endorses and promotes Provider Appreciation Day; and
WHEREAS, the mission of the Child Care Association of Louisiana is to educate,
advocate, and collaborate to build a premier, proactive child care industry for Louisiana
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WHEREAS, the president of the Child Care Association of Louisiana, Alan Young,
promotes the idea that every child should have access to a high-quality early childhood
educational program and be prepared to enter kindergarten ready to learn; and
WHEREAS, by calling attention to the importance of high-quality child care services
for all children and families within the state of Louisiana, the Child Care Association of
Louisiana and other advocacy organizations hope to improve the quality and availability of
such services; and
WHEREAS, our future depends upon the quality of the early childhood experiences
provided to young children today and high-quality child care services represent a worthy and
commendable commitment to our children's future.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
Legislature of Louisiana does hereby recognize Friday, May 9, 2014, as Provider
Appreciation Day and does hereby encourage all citizens to recognize the important work
of all those who are responsible for the education and care of children, including licensed
child care providers.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that copies of this Resolution be transmitted to Alan
Young, president, and Cindy Bishop, executive director, of the Child Care Association of
Louisiana.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES