PENNSYLVANIA, July 21 - PRINTER'S NO. 493

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

No.

57

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, J. WARD, MARTIN, ARGALL, PITTMAN, VOGEL,

HUGHES, SCHWANK, COSTA, FONTANA, BARTOLOTTA, MENSCH, KEARNEY,

SCAVELLO, COLLETT, SANTARSIERO, STEFANO, YUDICHAK AND

COMITTA, MARCH 23, 2021

REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, MARCH 23, 2021

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing April 10 through 16, 2021, as "Week of the Young

Child" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, In 2021, we recognize the 50th anniversary of the

"Week of the Young Child"; and

WHEREAS, The "Week of the Young Child" is an annual

celebration sponsored by the National Association for the

Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the world's largest early

childhood education association, with nearly 60,000 members and

a network of 51 local, state and regional affiliates; and

WHEREAS, NAEYC first established the "Week of the Young

Child" in 1971, recognizing that the early childhood years, from

birth through eight years of age, lay the foundation for

children's success in school and later life; and

WHEREAS, The "Week of the Young Child" is a time to recognize

that children's opportunities are our responsibilities and to

recommit ourselves to ensuring that every child experiences the

type of early environment, at home, at child care, at school and

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