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Policy Plenary

Friday, December 9, 2011

8:00 am – 9:30 am

The Honorable Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health and Human Services (Invited)

The Honorable Arne Duncan, Secretary of Education (Invited)

Transforming Early Learning: Creating a Path to Quality for our Youngest Children

The creation of the Early Learning Challenge marked a major milestone for early childhood development. It also highlighted the historic partnership on early learning between the Departments of Health and Human Services and Education. The policy plenary will focus on this exciting opportunity to build on the federal and state programs for early childhood development and transform early learning into a quality system for young children starting from birth.