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Washington Joins Consolidation Trend
May 26, 2006
When we do the best we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of others.
-Helen Keller

Education Week (April 26, 2006) reports that Washington is the latest state to bring together a variety of programs serving young children under one agency…

“Hoping to break down bureaucracy, use tax dollars more efficiently, and provide a central resource for parents, Washington state has created a new agency to oversee a variety of programs that serve its young children.  The Washington Department of Early Learning pulls together more than a dozen services, including child care licensing, a state-financed preschool program, a Head Start Collaboration project, and a small early reading program.

“’We must prepare Washington children to succeed in a global economy and, with this new department, we are making it clear that education in Washington begins long before kindergarten,’ Governor Christine Gregoire said [when signing the bill establishing the department.]”

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