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- 95% of the brain's capacity is developed by age three, yet only 1.3% of Ohio's budget is dedicated to young children.
- A child develops the ability to reason by the age of five.
- A youngster's brain works on a "use it or lose it" principle, and synapses not used or stimulated early will be discarded.
- Nearly 1/3 of children entering kindergarten are 1 1/2 years behind their peers.
- Children in high quality programs begin kindergarten socially and emotionally competent.
- Children who enjoy high quality early learning experiences are more likely to stay in school, attend college, earn more money, and land a high-skill job.
- Society saves up to $7 for every one dollar invested in quality early education and care in the special education, juvenile justice, and welfare systems alone.
- When children are in high quality care, working parents are more productive, have less absenteeism, show a greater work focus, and a better overall work performance.
- A year of child care costs parents more than a year of college.
- Child care breakdowns leading to employee absences cost businesses $3 billion annually.
- Relationships that are positive, trusting, reciprocal, and flexible, and that embody pro-social, child-friendly values protect children against child abuse and neglect.
- In Ohio, the early education and care industry generated over $1.95 billion in gross receipts and accounts for nearly 57,000 jobs. In Stark County, gross receipts are $57.5 million and there are approximately 1,400 full-time equivalent employees.
- The average child-care worker earns less than $15,000 a year.
- 65% of mothers with children under the age of six are in the labor force.