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U.S. Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined colleagues in reintroducing the Child Care for Working Families Act that tackles the child care crisis.

US Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) joined colleagues in reintroducing the Child Care for Working Families Act, comprehensive legislation to tackle the child care crisis. She said the measure will help to ensure families across America can find and afford the high-quality child care they need.

The live-action / animated hybrid preschool series from DreamWorks Animation debuts May 1 on Nick Jr.

Since its inception, Head Start has enrolled over 21 millionchildren at a cost of over $66 billion, but there is littleevidence of long-term impact, and poor children enter kindergartena step behind their middle-class peers and never catch up. Congressshould focus on improving Head Start programs by enacting higherstandards, requiring stronger accountability, and spurringinnovation.

Central florida preschoolers will pay the price. >> this is one of the 3-year-olds that love to learn. >> whats that youre making? >> cookies. >> but because leaders in washington dragged their feet and shut down the government, destinys head start school could shut down too. the head start program provides services for 625 students. >> they still have a job, but come friday our teachers will be out of a job, our students out of a place to learn. >> what do you say to the parents of those presch...

Settings, the better he or she does down the road. we all end up saving money. unfortunately today fewer than 3 in 104-year-olds are enrolled in a high-quality preschool program. most middle class parents cant afford a few hundred bucks a week, in additional forecast, for these kind of preschool programs, and poor kids who need it most lack access. and that lack of access can shadow them the rest of their lives. we all pay a price for that. every dollar we invest in early childhood education can...

>> well despite the recent scrutiny on spending, president obama pushed for more of it in tuesday nights state of the union address. just so happened to fall on the same day as mardi gras. well next guest has started a campaign called show us your cuts. taking a bourbon street approach to the out-of-control spending now in progress in washington, d.c. joining us executive director of public notice. gretchen hamel. gretchen, welcome, you heard the president say we need to invest in this, that, an...

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