HR 407 — A Resolution recognizing the week of April 11 through 17, 2026, as "Week of the Young Child" in Pennsylvania.

PRINTER'S NO.   2816

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



              HOUSE RESOLUTION
                 No. 407
                                                 Session of
                                                   2026

     INTRODUCED BY HILL-EVANS, GUZMAN, HARKINS, HOHENSTEIN, ISAACSON,
        HOWARD, NEILSON, HANBIDGE, CONKLIN, McNEILL, KAZEEM, SANCHEZ,
        MAYES, FREEMAN, MADDEN, PASHINSKI, RIVERA, CEPEDA-FREYTIZ AND
        BOYD, JANUARY 28, 2026

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH, JANUARY 28, 2026


                                  A RESOLUTION
 1   Recognizing the week of April 11 through 17, 2026, as "Week of
 2      the Young Child" in Pennsylvania.
 3         WHEREAS, The National Association for the Education of Young
 4   Children (NAEYC) is celebrating "Week of the Young Child," April
 5   11 through 17, 2026; and
 6         WHEREAS, This organization is working to improve early
 7   learning opportunities that are crucial to the growth and
 8   development of young children and to building better futures for
 9   children in this Commonwealth and throughout the United States;
10   and
11         WHEREAS, "Week of the Young Child" is an annual celebration
12   sponsored by NAEYC to highlight early learning, young children,
13   their teachers and families; and
14         WHEREAS, The purpose of "Week of the Young Child" is to focus
15   public attention on the needs of young children and their
16   families and to recognize the early childhood programs and
17   services that meet those needs; and
 1      WHEREAS, NAEYC first established "Week of the Young Child" in
 2   1971, recognizing that the early childhood years, from birth
 3   through eight years of age, lay the foundation for children's
 4   success in school and later in life; and
 5      WHEREAS, "Week of the Young Child" is a time to plan how we,
 6   as residents of a community, State and nation, will better meet
 7   the needs of all young children and their families; and
 8      WHEREAS, All young children and their families deserve access
 9   to high-quality early education and care; therefore be it
10      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
11   week of April 11 through 17, 2026, as "Week of the Young Child"
12   in Pennsylvania and encourage all residents to work to make a
13   good investment in early childhood education in their local
14   communities, across this Commonwealth and this nation; and be it
15   further
16      RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize and
17   support the people, programs and policies that are committed to
18   high-quality early childhood education as the right choice for
19   young children.




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