Year of the Parent

2008 was TECEC's “Year of the Parent!” Parents are and always will be a child’s first and most important teacher. In addition, parents are the best advocates for their children. As a result, TECEC traveled to multiple communities throughout the state in 2008 in order to recruit parents to advocate on behalf of our youngest Texans during the 81st Legislative Session beginning on January 13, 2009.

Following our tour across the state, TECEC brought 27 parents from 9 different Texas Senate districts to Austin for an in depth training related to legislative visits, committee hearings, and the legislative process. It is our hope that during the 81st Legislative Session, Texas legislators will be able to hear directly from parents on the importance of child care, Head Start, and public school pre-k programs for children ages birth to five.

NEW! Year of the Parent Toolkit 
 

VIDEO BROADCAST
TECEC kicked off the year of the parent at the end of 2007 with a parent engagement satellite broadcast in 15 Texas communities. Hundreds of parents tuned in to learn about what to look for in a high quality early education setting, as well as how to become an effective advocate.

Part I
View the presentation given by Kara Johnson, Executive Director of the Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition (TECEC), John Gasko, Director of Research and Public Policy of TECEC, and Mary Capello, CEO of the Texas Migrant Council. Learn about what to look for in a high quality early education setting, and how to become an effective advocate.

Part II
View the Question & Answer portion of the presentation.

PARENTS

Tips on How to Get Involved [English ] [Spanish ]
There are a number of ways to get involved in the early childhood education movement occurring across the state. TECEC has listed 8 ways to get you started.

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