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Every child beginning at birth will be healthy and successful.

3-29-12	ACEs Summitt Invitation Dr. Robert Anda, a world renowned researcher in the area of chronic disease epidemiology, will present his research in Des Moines on the afternoon of June 11, from 12:30-4:30 p.m. He is the co-principal investigator of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study and a senior research consultant to the Center for [...]
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According to a longitudinal study done by Hart Betty and Risley Todd, children from wealthier families by age 3 have heard 30 million more words than children from less weatheir families.

Every child beginning at birth will be healthy and successfull

The Polk County Early Childhood Iowa Board convenes early childhood partners and stakeholders to make investments in initiatives that achieve long term positive results for young children and increases their readiness to enter kindergarten.