American Academy of Pediatrics - Massachusetts Chapter:
“The Massachusetts Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (MCAAP) strongly supports the goal of the Early Education for All Campaign,...The MCAAP considers optimal child developmentand education as an essential cornerstone of the health and well-being of children...”

Associated Early Care & Education
"On behalf of the children and families whose life opportunities will be measurably enhanced by the passage of this bill, we thank you for your leadership in this crucial effort."

The Berkshire Chamber of Commerce
"...is comprised of 1,400 businesses that employ over 35,000 people in Berkshire County. The Chamber is pleased to support the Campaign."

The Boston TenPoint Coalition
"...and its 67 member churches and 58 partners share the goal of reducing violence and preparing our city’s youth for a positive and productive future. We believe that giving all children the opportunity to receive an early childhood education begins preparing and equipping them to make right choices and be future successes."

Bright Horizons Family Solutions
"Bright Horizons is committed to creating a world in which all young children receive the education, care, and support they deserve. We believe that educating our youngest children should be the highest priority of Massachusetts and we enthusiastically support EEA."

The Chicopee Chamber of Commerce
"...is pleased to join the coalition of leaders from business, labor, religion, and education that all recognize that high-quality preschool education is a vital and necessary element to the future of our economy and to the development of a strong workforce."

COMTEC
"All children need to have the ability to access high-quality learning environments. Working together we must urge the passage of this legislation which will enrich the lives of Massachusetts’ children."

Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston
"As the representative voice of the organized Jewish community in Greater Boston, we believe that all children should have the opportunity to receive high-quality early education that will help them reach their full potential."

Massachusetts Biotechnology Council
"Supporting young children through their educational and social development is a crucial component to creating an innovative and internationally competitive workforce. (MBC) commends Strategies for Children’s initiative for recognizing the importance of this issue to the viability of the Commonwealth’s economy."

Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE)
"The business community recognizes the importance of ….early education for every child since evidence is clear that having a good start, both intellectually and emotionally, in the early years enables children to develop more fully as they grow into adults."

The Massachusetts Catholic Conference
"...firmly believes that it is essential that every child have the opportunity to participate in an early childhood education program. It is abundantly clear that we must try to give every child the proper foundation so that they will progress to the next level."

Massachusetts Federation of Teachers
“… the Board unanimously endorsed the Early Education for All Campaign and its goals. As educators, we firmly believe that it is essential that every child have the opportunity to participate in an early childhood education program. We are happy to be working with you to make this a reality in Massachusetts.”

Massachusetts Head Start Association
“ Head Start Directors agree all preschool children in Massachusetts should have access to a mixed system that provides high quality comprehensive care and education. This system should be enhanced to ensure the needs of children and families from diverse socio-economic backgrounds are met in an appropriate fashion.”

Massachusetts High Technology Council
"By providing early educational opportunities throughout Massachusetts, students will be instilled with fundamental skills and a love of learning that will allow them to succeed in challenging careers in match and science. The High Tech Council, which represents employers from the state’s entire innovation economy, is pleased to be part of the Early Education for All Campaign."

Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women
"... the Commissioners strongly endorse the work of the Early Education for All Campaign and look forward to joining your efforts.”

Massachusetts AFL-CIO
"As labor leaders, we believe that we must give all our young children the opportunity to enter school with the benefits of high quality early childhood education. It gives us great pleasure to inform you that the Massachusettts AFL-CIO Executive Board unanimously endorsed the Early Education for All Campaign and its goals...”

Massachusetts Workforce Board Association
“The potential impact to the Commonwealth of providing equal access to non-means based early-childhood education can be measured not only in dollars, but in the competitiveness and growth of its industry sectors in global markets, the health and stability of its families, the reduction in reliance on social services for survival, and the richness and diversity of culture in its many communities, across all age groups, where lifelong learning is valued and supported.”

Zero to Eight Coalition
"... the members of the Zero to Eight Coalition unanimously agreed to endorse the campaign's goals and objectives. We look forward to working together to ensure that every child has an opportunity to learn and succeed in school...”

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To find out how your organization can endorse Early Education for All, contact SFC/EEA Chief Operating Officer Carolyn Lyons at 617-330-7388.