Make Kids Count NJ Campaign Goal 1:
All New Jersey children will start school healthy and ready to learn.

Children grow most from birth to six. Studies prove investments in early care and education reap benefits for children and taxpayers. Early care means affordable child care, quality preschool and adequate health care, as well as providing parents with needed supports.

Many families are unable to give their children a good start in life. To give our youngest citizens a strong, healthy start, leading to success in school and in life, we must ensure:

• All 3- and 4-year-old children have access to quality preschool.
• All children from birth to six benefit from a comprehensive, high-quality system of early care and education, coordinated at the highest level of government.
• All children have access to health care, both physical and mental.
• All children and mothers receive preventive care – prenatal care, immunizations, lead screening and early intervention.
  

Click on the links below to learn more.

Poll: NJ Voters Support Pre-K

Why is Preschool Important?

Educators Praise New Pre-K Program

Build the Future: Early Learning in NJ