' Baton Rouge Early Ed Day' brings awareness to the significance, impact of early education

BATON ROUGE, La. (BNN)-- Inside the Kidz Karousel Early Childhood Developmental Center, state and business leaders participate in ‘‘ Baton Rouge Early Ed Day' occasion to learn more about early education in Baton Rouge. The objective of the occasion is to shine a light on what is being done in the state as Louisiana early education month concludes.

Discussions on funding were also discussed, like the $87 million in Gov. Landry's executive and state spending plan..

" Governor Landry and his executive budget plan, he kept the $87 million that has actually been in the state budget plan to make sure that young families and their children have access to quality, early care and education. So, for a brand-new guv to come in right at the bat and to state we're going to make certain that we preserve this $87 million in our state budget plan is big," said executive director of Louisiana Policy Institute for Children, Libbie Sonnier..

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" Maintaining that cash in the budget plan suggests that children will not have to lose access to service," stated Sonnier to the audience in the event..

Trey Godfrey, senior vice president of policy, in the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, even said early education services are helping the economy..

" The capital area has its biggest manpower participation rate ever in this entire area. Why is that allowed? Folks have opportunities to put their children in high quality early care in education environments," Godfrey said..

Tessa Holloway, owner of Kidz Karousel, concurs and said funding for early education is important and must be a top concern..

" We require them like this will alter the trajectory of the whole state, the economy, the juvenile justice reform. They're trying to do whatever. This would alter whatever. Having the kids with a solid structure," stated Holloway..

Sonnier likewise highlighted that those in support of early education must do their part and prompted them to call state representatives..

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" We require you to call them. We require to state thank you for dealing with Gov. Landry to preserve that $87 million in the state budget," Sonnier stated..

Other people who took part in this event were Capital Area United Way, the Baton Rouge Area Chamber, the East Baton Rouge Early Childhood Coalition, the Louisiana Policy Institute for Children, the Louisiana Early Childhood Business Roundtable, and the Louisiana Association of United Ways.

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