“Heeeellllooo! Aaaaare you smiiiiiling, baby?” There is a special term for this expressive, lyrical way parents talk to their babies – parentese. Parents have known for a long time how…
Baby talk
Tag: early learning
Rep. Tana Senn selected for Early Learning Fellows Program, appointed to State Building Code Council
Rep. Tana Senn (D-Mercer Island) has been selected as one of 20 legislators across the country to take part in the National Conference of State Legislatures’ (NCSL) Early Learning Fellows Program….
Education, child care, mental illness main focus of House budget
House Democrats unveiled their 2014 supplemental budget proposal and education investment package on Wednesday. The proposal includes: $60 million in additional funds for basic education $10.4 million to improve community…
DREAM Act, early learning, and suction dredging
DREAM Act moves to the Governor’s office Last night, the House voted to send the DREAM Act to the Governor’s desk in a truly bipartisan fashion. The bill makes…
Hunter bill to improve early learning quality clears House
The state House of Representatives approved HB 2377 today by a vote of 64-33, which will substantially improve the quality of early learning for kids in Washington State. “If we…