Bill Text: IL HR0010 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Designates the second week of May of 2017 as Child Care Awareness Week in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: (Passed) 2017-03-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR0010 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0010-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Every week in the United States, nearly 11 million | ||||||
| 3 | children younger than age five are in some type of child care | ||||||
| 4 | arrangement; on average, these children spend 36 hours a week | ||||||
| 5 | in child care; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, While parents are children's first and most | ||||||
| 7 | important teachers, child care programs provide early learning | ||||||
| 8 | opportunities for millions of young children daily, having a | ||||||
| 9 | profound impact on their development and readiness for school; | ||||||
| 10 | and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Various studies have shown that children in higher | ||||||
| 12 | quality programs do better in school, are less likely to | ||||||
| 13 | require special education services, are more likely to attend | ||||||
| 14 | college, are more likely to earn higher wages and pay more in | ||||||
| 15 | taxes, and are less likely to be involved in the criminal | ||||||
| 16 | justice system; and
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| 17 | WHEREAS, Employers consistently report that the | ||||||
| 18 | availability of quality child care improves productivity and | ||||||
| 19 | reduces absenteeism and turnover from their employees; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, The Week of the Young Child, held on April 24-28, | ||||||
| 21 | 2017, is an annual celebration sponsored by the National | ||||||
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| 1 | Association for the Education of Young Children to focus public | ||||||
| 2 | attention on the needs of young children and their families and | ||||||
| 3 | to recognize the early childhood programs and services that | ||||||
| 4 | meet those needs; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, It is fitting and proper for this body to pay | ||||||
| 6 | tribute to those who provide much-needed care and attention to | ||||||
| 7 | the children of this State; therefore, be it
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| 8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 9 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 10 | designate the second week of May of 2017 as Child Care | ||||||
| 11 | Awareness Week in the State of Illinois and thank those men and | ||||||
| 12 | women who care for the children of this State.
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