Just days before the Washington State Legislature was called into a special budget cutting session to address $1.4 billion state budget deficit, members of the Washington State Legislature and their staff visited I-LABS to learn about the importance of early childhood education and work of connecting the science with policy and practice.
During the joint I-LABS/Early Learning Action Alliance briefing, legislators delved into the cutting-edge science of infant brain development and its implications for early learning policy development in Washington State. The briefing also highlighted important new findings helping to create more effective and higher-quality early learning environments for our children, including:
Senator Frockt blogged about his I-LABS experience here.
