Week of the Young Child 2008
April 13-19

Universal Pre-Kindergarten Grant Recipients Celebrate WOYC:

Massachusetts Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) Classroom Quality Grant Recipients gathered at the State House on April 15 to celebrate WOYC and advocate for increased investments in high-quality early education. Grantees were joined by House Education Chair Patricia Haddad and Department of Early Education and Care Acting Commissioner Amy Kershaw.

UPK Grantees celebrate WOYC at the State House on April 15, 2008

House Education Committee Chair Patricia Haddad, EEA Campaign Director Amy O'Leary, and Department or Early Education and Care Acting Commissioner Amy Kershaw at the WOYC State House event with the book "What Do You Want to Be?" which was generously donated, along with matching tote bags, by Lakeshore and given to everyone who attended the event.

Click here to read press about WOYC.

Click here for more information about UPK.

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The Week of the Young Child (WOYC) is April 13 - 19, 2008. Established by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) over 30 years ago, the Week provides an opportunity “to recommit ourselves to ensuring that each and every child experiences the type of early environment--at home, at child care, at school, and in the community--that will promote their early learning.” We celebrate the Week of the Young Child to:

Highlight the need to invest in high-quality early education;
Engage state legislators in programs in their districts; and
Raise community awareness of the importance of high-quality early education.

Invite your state legislators to read at your program.

We encourage you to invite your legislators to read to the children in your program. EEA is happy to help provide you with the contact information for your legislators. Take photos during the visit and send them to your local newspaper - it will benefit both your program and your legislator.

>Click here for checklist and simple tips to help plan your visit.

>Click here for talking points to use when calling or emailing to invite your legislator to your program.


Fill out a flier asking your state legislators to protect and advance Governor Patrick's early education funding in the state budget.
Print out the attached flier. Fill out the top and bottom, then send the flier back to EEA and we will deliver the it to your legislators.
Mail completed fliers to:
Attn: Brooke Freeland
Strategies for Children, Inc.
Early Education for All Campaign
400 Atlantic Avenue
Boston, MA 02110

>Click here to download the flier.


Wear your WOYC sticker.
Download our WOYC sticker template and print out WOYC stickers on AVERY 5163 mailing labels. Distribute the stickers to colleagues, family, and friends and wear the sticker to show your commitment to our young children and families.

>Download the sticker template.


Build on the momentum around WOYC - Contact your legislators about the FY09 state budget.
Massachusetts state legislators are currently working on the Fiscal Year 2009 state budget. On behalf of Massachusetts' young children and families, we need to ensure that early education is a top priority.
>Send a message to your state legislators now!


Let EEA know what your plans are for WOYC .

>Send an email to EEA and let us know what you are doing to celebrate WOYC.

>View photos from WOYC 2007.

The Early Education for All Campaign’s Week of the Young Child activities are made possible through the generous support of the Verizon Foundation and Lakeshore.

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