2025 Early Childhood Advocacy Day
with CT Early Childhood Alliance and
CT Association for the Education of Young Children
On April 9, 2025, over 100 advocates convened at the state capitol in Hartford to tell legislators about the urgent need to invest in early childhood.
Thank you to everyone who showed up to support CT’s young children and their families and caregivers!
Scroll down to watch our press conference and see photos from the day.
Were you with us on April 9? Share your pics with us! Email vanessa@cteca.org
2025 CT Early Childhood Advocacy Day Press Conference
2025 CT Early Childhood Advocacy Day Press Conference
Speakers:
Jade Thomas, CTECA Co-Chair
CT Policy Specialist, All Our Kin
Mary Oster, CTECA Co-Chair
Early Childhood Coordinator, City of Norwalk
David Morgan, CTECA Steering Committee Member
President/CEO at TEAM, Inc
Aneris Castro, Teacher at Manchester Public Schools
Statement read by Jessica Springer-Cap of the Early Childhood Collaborative of Southington)
Jeanelle Jensen
Early Childhood Educator, Waterbury YMCA Child Development Center
Maria Reyes, Family Child Care Provider & President of CSEA/SEIU 2001
Interpretation by Jeniffer Perez-Caraballo of CSEA/SEIU 2001)
Representative Mary Welander, 114th Dist.
Chair, Early Childhood Caucus
Representative Kate Farrar, 20th Dist.
Merrill Gay
Executive Director, CT Early Childhood Alliance
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