San
Jose Helps All Children Achieve
San
Jose is a model for
how a city can actively help its
teachers and children succeed. Although San Jose
has no formal role in our local schools,
our innovative efforts are working to
ensure that all children can
achieve
in Silicon Valley.
San
Jose Youth Enter School Ready to Succeed
Making sure
our youngest students get off to a
successful start is a major focus for
Mayor Gonzales.
He launched Smart
Start San Jose, an early
childhood education program that
prepares children to
be “ready to
learn” before they enter
kindergarten. These preschool centers are operated in partnership
with
school districts, Head Start and
private preschool providers.
The
Mayor’s most recent initiative on
early childhood learning is to expand
the number of quality childcare
options available to parents by adding
2,000 child-care seats in San Jose and
to increase the number of qualified
childcare providers in San Jose.
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