“My reasoning is simple: 90 percent of brain development occurs in the first five years, impacting cognitive and emotional skills and making children far more likely to start school ready to learn so they don’t fall behind, drop out and get involved in crime. If we invest in children early, the effects are lifelong, lowering dropout rates and involvement in crime.”
– Oklahoma County Sheriff John Whetsel, on why he is working with a nonprofit that advocates investment in early childhood education (Source)