Monday, October 29, 2007

Minnesota Early Learning Foundation on NPR

October 26, 2007
All Things Considered on National Public Radio aired a story featuring Ready 4 K board members Art Rolnick and Chad Dunkley discussing early childhood scholarships being piloted by the Minnesota Early Learning Foundation (MELF). Ready 4 K was instrumental in creating the MELF in 2005.

From the report:
"Child development experts say high quality child care can help children avoid problems later in life — from low achievement in school to arrest records. The problem is that the children who need this care the most can't get to it..."

click here to read the full story and listen to the audio

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