CITY OF SEBASTOPOL
Proclamation
Recognizing Week of the Young Child, April 6-12, 2024
Whereas, This special week is a dedicated time when we celebrate the importance of early childhood and the families, educators, and advocates who support these important years in a child’s life.; and Whereas, organizations, such as Child Care Planning Council are working to improve early care and education opportunities that provide a foundation of learning for all children; and Whereas, high-quality early care and education can help ameliorate the effects of poverty, detect and remediate delays, identify and help prevent child neglect, and lead to positive outcomes for individual children, helping them be better prepared for school and more likely to succeed in life; and Whereas, young children need developmentally appropriate, accessible, and available early care and education settings; and
Whereas, young children need access to an early childhood education workforce that reflects a rich diversity of linguistic, racial, and cultural identities; and
Whereas, child care providers, especially women of color, who are skilled and valuable front-line professionals that risked their health to provide early care and education during a global pandemic deserve to be fairly compensated; and
Whereas, early childhood education providers and other community members who make a difference in the lives of young children in Sebastopol deserve thanks and recognition; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT PROCLAIMED that I, Mayor Diana Garnder Rich, do hereby recognize and proclaim the Week of the Young Child, April 6-12, 2024.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the Great Seal of the City of Sebastopol this 2nd day of April 2024.
Diana Gardner Rich
Mayor, City of Sebastopol