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City Club Missoula Presents: Zero To Five Missoula: The Case for Early Childhood Development – 1/28

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The foundation for a strong start in life begins at birth.

Date : Jan 28 2019


11:30 am – 1:00 pm

Location : 100 Madison St., Missoula, Doubletree Edgewater

 

Decades of research demonstrate that early experiences, relationships and environment strongly influence a child’s future success in school, work and life. Still other data show that 90 percent of brain development happens before a child is five years old, and that children who don’t attend preschool are 25 percent more likely to drop out of high school. While our state’s made some strides in expanding availability and access to high-quality early learning programs for our youngest citizens, Montana remains one of five without state-funded pre-school.

 

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