Discussion of the importance of early childhood education, child care, infant and maternal health, and why creating/adopting a thoughtful public policy on those topics play an immense role in Nebraska’s current and future successes. 3 Learning Objectives: 1. Brain development, skill formation, and why the earliest years matter 2. The role health (prenatal, postnatal, and maternal) plays in a baby’s development and supports the family’s overall well-being 3. How quality early care and learning prepare children to start school strong and strengthen communities and local economies.
