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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 52
BY SENATOR ABRAHAM
A RESOLUTION
To commend the Ready Louisiana Coalition and to designate Monday, May 1, 2023, as
Early Education Day at the state capitol.
WHEREAS, the Ready Louisiana Coalition is a bipartisan statewide organization
formed in 2018 of over one hundred twenty businesses, chambers, advocacy organizations,
and early care and education professionals seeking sufficient investment in quality,
affordable early care and education in Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, members of the Ready Louisiana Coalition believe that investing in
quality, affordable early care and education will prepare students for a smart start in life,
enable families to be productive in the workforce, and serve as an economic engine for local
communities; and
WHEREAS, research shows that early experiences affect the development of the
brain architecture, providing the foundation for all future learning, health, and social
behaviors; and
WHEREAS, early years form the basis for cognition, literacy and learning, social and
emotional development, physical development, and more; and
WHEREAS, ninety percent of brain development takes place between birth and age
four; and
WHEREAS, because these early years are when the very foundation of the brain is
built, children who begin school behind generally remain behind; and
WHEREAS, children who receive quality, affordable early care and education
experience long-term improved outcomes in education, health, and social behaviors; and
WHEREAS, in Louisiana, the average family spends $8,500 a year on child care,
which is a considerable part of their household budget; and
WHEREAS, the current lack of quality, affordable early care and education harm all
families and have disproportionately impacted children of color and those in poverty during
this critical age for early brain development; and
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WHEREAS, lack of quality, affordable early care and education affect not only the
workforce of tomorrow, but also have a substantial impact on the workforce of today, in
terms of both worker participation and productivity in Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, research has shown that there can be a thirteen percent return on public
investment in quality, affordable early care and education; and
WHEREAS, child care issues and lost workforce participation and productivity have
resulted in more than a 1.3 billion dollar loss for Louisiana's economy; and
WHEREAS, the over one hundred and twenty organizations from across Louisiana
that comprise the Ready Louisiana Coalition are working to provide access to quality,
affordable early care and education that will improve children's outcomes, strengthen our
families and workforce, and build our economy.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby commend the Ready Louisiana Coalition and does hereby designate Monday,
May 1, 2023, as Early Education Day at the state capitol.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the
Ready Louisiana Coalition.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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