The Onondaga Citizens League released its new study report, “Early Childhood and School Readiness: Creating a Community Where All Children Thrive by Five” at a conference on Monday, April 14, 2014 at WCNY.
The report, co-chaired by OCL board members Laurie Black of Syracuse 20/20 and Paul Predmore of Bousquet Holstein, focuses on the importance of very early childhood experiences to kindergarten readiness and calls for a community-wide coalition to focus on childhood development from birth to age five in a more strategic fashion. “Our community is already well-equipped and committed to addressing early childhood issues, and as a result of this study process, real progress is already being made in establishing a community coalition that will ensure better coordination and better outcomes for all of our children,” said Predmore.
For more information or to view the full study, visit http://onondagacitizensleague.org.