Every dollar that you invest in early childhood education, it generates up to $11 in economic benefit throughout the child's whole life. That's an NIH statistic and it's important for our overall economy today. When children have access to pre K, it means more working mothers get to stay in the workforce. provide for their children and stay on a path to advance their careers that's good for the whole economy. Critics will say that our debt and deficit, we just can't afford this. (22:50–22:57)
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Asserts that access to pre-kindergarten education helps working mothers remain employed.
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