We've all heard that learning starts at birth and in the home first but few ever try to put it on practice. Finally, we have an administration that believes and is putting systems and programs in place to break the acheivment gap by starting with our youngest leaners.

With the Reauthorizing the Elementary and Seconday Education Act, President Obama states "It will be the goal of this administration to ensure that every child has access to a complete and competitive education-from the day are born to the day they begin a career...because we know that the most formative learning come in those first years of life."

http://www2.ed.gov/policy/elsec/leg/blueprint/faq/early-learning.pdf