This is what we know -
71,000 children in Alabama between the ages of three and four are not enrolled in school.
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and
90% of brain development occurs before age 5!
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This means thousands of children in our communities are missing out on this critical time of their development. They are missing their window of opportunity!
We can help! Childcare Resources' programs and services provide early education opportunities children need not only to survive but to thrive. With a donation to support our Next Generation Campaign, you provide the necessary resources and critical skills needed for children to reach their full potential.
Quality early childhood programs work.
Higher high school graduation rates.
Children who experience quality early learning and care programs are 27% more likely to graduate high school.
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More likely to earn a college degree.
Children who experience quality early learning programs are 4 times more likely to have completed a bachelor’s degree or higher.
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Have a successful career as an adult.
Children who experience quality early learning and care programs earn up to 43% more in wages as an adult.
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Supports our Resource and Referral Program, a free service that assists families with locating child care through individual guidance and customized searches from our child care program database.
Enables our team to create a free virtual training for child care providers to strengthen their knowledge, education, and professional development through our online training platform.
Allows our Infant Toddler Program to work one-on-one with a child care program to improve the quality of care in their infant and toddler classrooms.
Provides funding for one (1) full year of child care for a child enrolled in our Supplemental Child Care Program.
Donation levels listed above are to help demonstrate the impact of your gift. All donations made to Childcare Resources Next Generation Campaign are unrestricted for agency use unless otherwise indicated.
For more information on how you can make an impact in the lives of children in Central Alabama, please contact
Morgan Garrett, Director of Development at mgarrett@ccr-bhm.org or (205) 945-0018 ext. 305.