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Vroclamatton
WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD
APRIL 6-12, 2024
WHEREAS, all of Arizona's children deserve access to quality early
care and education (ECE) environments; and
WHEREAS, quality child care programs build children's lifelong
learning skills during the critical years from birth to age
five. Funding quality childcare is a smart investment
that improves family well-being, strengthens
communities, and grows our state's prosperity; and
WHEREAS, ECE teachers and child care providers are the essential
workforce that helps Arizona parents get to work or
school. Public policies that support ECE for Arizona's
youngest learners help our families, communities, and
the economy thrive; and
WHEREAS, Arizona Association for the Education of Young
Children, First Things First, and other community
organizations, in conjunction with the National
Association for the Education of Young Children, are
celebrating the 53rd anniversary of the Week of the
Young Child; and
WHEREAS, these organizations are working to improve equitable
early childhood opportunities that provide a strong start
for children in Apache Junction.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Walter "Chip" Wilson, by virtue of the authority
vested in me as Mayor of the City of Apache Junction, Arizona, do hereby
proclaim April 6-12, 2024, as
WEEK OF THE YOUNG CHILD
Signed and attested to this day of April 2024.
Walter "Chip" Wilson
Mayor
ATTEST:
e nifer Pe
City Clerk