Advocacy Leadership
Since its inception, PRE4CLE has been focused on advocating at the local, state, and federal levels to raise awareness about the importance of high-quality preschool for Cleveland’s children. PRE4CLE’s advocacy leadership has led to increased local and state resources that support expanding access to high-quality preschool in our community.
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INCREASING STATE FUNDING FOR PRESCHOOL
During the past five years, PRE4CLE led advocacy efforts to increase state funding for high-quality child care programs that serve Ohio’s low-income families. PRE4CLE’s advocacy leadership resulted in more than $57 million in new state funding for Cuyahoga County’s child care programs!
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INCLUDING 3-YEAR-OLDS IN OHIO’S EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM
In 2017, PRE4CLE successfully advocated to state lawmakers to allow 3-year-olds to participate in the Early Childhood Education program, adding 3,500 more kids to the program statewide.
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EXPANDING CUYAHOGA COUNTY’S UPK PROGRAM
In 2015, PRE4CLE joined with public and private leaders to advocate for the expansion of Cuyahoga County’s Universal Pre-K (UPK) program, giving more than 6,000 additional children access to UPK in Cleveland since the 2015 expansion.
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SAVING OHIO’S KINDERGARTEN READINESS ASSESSMENT
In 2018, PRE4CLE led an effort to prevent the elimination of the statewide Kindergarten Readiness Assessment, a key tool for measuring the impact of Ohio’s early education programs.
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PUTTING CLEVELAND ON THE MAP FOR EARLY EDUCATION
PRE4CLE’s efforts have been recognized nationally as groundbreaking by the HuffPost, Education Week, PBS NewsHour and the Obama White House.
INCREASING STATE FUNDING FOR PRESCHOOL During the past five years, PRE4CLE led advocacy efforts to increase state funding for high-quality child care programs that serve Ohio’s low-income families. PRE4CLE’s advocacy leadership resulted in more than $57 million in new state funding for Cuyahoga County’s child care programs!
INCLUDING 3-YEAR-OLDS IN OHIO’S EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAM In 2017, PRE4CLE successfully advocated to state lawmakers to allow 3-year-olds to participate in the Early Childhood Education program, adding 3,500 more kids to the program statewide.
EXPANDING CUYAHOGA COUNTY’S UPK PROGRAM In 2015, PRE4CLE joined with public and private leaders to advocate for the expansion of Cuyahoga County’s Universal Pre-K (UPK) program, giving more than 6,000 additional children access to UPK in Cleveland since the 2015 expansion.
SAVING OHIO’S KINDERGARTEN READINESS ASSESSMENT In 2018, PRE4CLE led an effort to prevent the elimination of the statewide Kindergarten Readiness Assessment, a key tool for measuring the impact of Ohio’s early education programs.
PUTTING CLEVELAND ON THE MAP FOR EARLY EDUCATION PRE4CLE’s efforts have been recognized nationally as groundbreaking by the HuffPost, Education Week, PBS NewsHour and the Obama White House.