Spread the word about the First 2000 Days Harlem Campaign

:The Critical years 0 - 3 years old

When we invest in quality infant toddler care everyone benefits:

"I think education doesn't begin in kindergarten and first grade, it begins when the child can look up at a mother lovingly and look up at a father lovingly.  So I think part of our system of reform has to include what we do in those early years of life and not just fixing our schools…  If they're not ready to learn by the third grade, they know they're behind. And by the sixth or seventh grade, they're thinking about dropping out. And as soon as they enter high school, they drop out.  It is an unacceptable situation, our dropout rate."

- Colin Powell, Retired four-star general and former US Secretary of State

 (Source: Meet the Press, Sept., 10, 2010)

 

 

 

There are only 2000 days from the time a baby is born to the first day that they show up at kindergarten.

 

 During that time, 90% of critical brain development occurs.