Ideas and Innovations In Early Childhood Education and Care is a think tank based in Watertown Massachusetts founded by Theodore (Teddy) Kokoros in 2018. All researchers and contributors to Ideas and Innovations In Early Childhood Education and Care are either teachers or parents of young children. While early childhood education and care is getting more attention from politicians and the media, too often those shaping policy and discussions related to early childhood education and care are not the people who are more directly involved with the work. This think tank’s goal is to share the research and perspectives of people who work directly with young children.

Jan 15

Jan 15 Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo Pledges Universal Public Pre-K

Teddy Kokoros

Politics, Early childhood education

in her Rhode Island State of The State speech tonight, governor Gina Raimondo pledged to bring universal public Pre-K to Rhode Island. Her twitter account tweeted the pledge soon after (see below)

We will report any details of her plan as we learn them in the future.

Soon after her pledge, Rhode Island’s department of human services tweeted support of this plan and a boast that Raimondo tripled the number of Prek slots in her first term