The Senate Appropriations Committee completed its mark-up of the FY 2011 budget last week - including a $990.3 million increase for Early Head Start/Head Start (EHS/HS) and a $1 billion increase for the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG).
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What to say when you meet your legislator
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Sen. Don Harmon talks about early childhood education
Harmon talks about early childhood education "We need to make sure that kids are ready to go to kindergarten, happy, healthy, and ready to learn," says Illinois State Sen. Don Harmon (D-Oak Park). "If we do that, they'll be in a position to get a good job when they complete school." For more of Sen. Harmon's thoughts on early childhood education, read the interview.
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