Shakira Quotes

Both the IDB and Fundacion ALAS believe that the future of prosperity and equality that we hope for has to start today with higher investment and higher quality in Early Childhood Development programs throughout the region.

I started my own Pies Descalzos/Barefoot Foundation when I was 18. We provide education to vulnerable children in Colombia and other developing countries. I am an avid believer that education - and especially early childhood development - is the key to breaking the cycle of poverty.

In 2009, I pushed for the creation and funding of early childhood block grants to ensure that more kids enter kindergarten ready to learn. It's really not rocket science: Put kids on the right path at an early age - and keep them there.

If we are serious about providing upward mobility and building a skilled workforce, pre-school is the place to begin.

I’m running for Governor so that all our children can go to kindergarten.

If we want to close the achievement gap, build a well-educated workforce and responsible citizenry, we must start with our youngest children.

Every child should be given a strong start to their education.

We're committed to making sure parents have affordable, quality early learning for their kids - there's no question about it.

I focus on supporting high quality early childhood health care and education. By betting my resources on very young children, I know I'm making an investment that pays guaranteed dividends with a high rate of return.

Experts tell us that 90% of all brain development occurs by the age of five. If we don't begin thinking about education in the early years, our children are at risk of falling behind by the time they start Kindergarten.

Providing all Latin-American children with the education and early childhood development that they need is in the best interest of all, so it has to be a priority for all of us, not only the government and civil society, but also the business sector.

The research clearly demonstrates high-quality early childhood opportunities help children succeed.

Getting more girls a good education requires an approach that harnesses the collective efforts of developing nations, donor nations, multilateral organizations, NGOs, private-sector institutions.

To achieve our goals of educating bold and ambitious children, we must invest in enriching, quality early child care and learning.

Access to quality early care and education is an important part of our efforts to make San Francisco more equitable, and ensure that every child who grows up here can thrive.

What I saw when I went to France was that really good quality education and childcare is seen there as a completely normal part of everyday life.

One of the best investments we can make is to give our kids the ingredients they need to develop in the first five years of life.

The Brown decision promised that every child, regardless of the color of his or her skin, would have unequivocal access to quality education and an equal opportunity to pursue his/her dreams.

Every child should have the opportunity to receive a quality education.

It is our moral obligation to give every child the very best education possible.

Head Start is especially important to Latino children. Latino children make up more than one-third, 34 percent, of all those eligible for the program.

Governor Romney has said nothing about preschool. I think that giving the poorest kids in America wonderful preschool, and three years of it, starting when they are two-and-a-half, is absolutely crucial.

We cannot allow our kids not to have an educational opportunity.

I have long been a supporter of the Head Start program because each and every year I witness the dramatic positive impact that early intervention services have on children's lives in my congressional district.

Although children are only 24 percent of the population, they're 100 percent of our future and we cannot afford to provide any child with a substandard education.