On Wednesday, the White House released the American Families Plan, calling for an historic investment of $425 billion for child care and Pre-k to build equity, quality, and supply, by advancing a supported and compensated early childhood education workforce in centers, schools, Head Starts, and homes. Early childhood educators can feel hopeful about the bold investments which President Biden outlined in his Joint Address to Congress, and NAEYC looks forward to working with educators, families, Congress and the Administration to build a renewed, unified high-quality early childhood education system that recognizes and values the complex work of all educators working with children beginning at birth, so that our children, families, educators, and economy can thrive. Read their full statement.