What Teachers Are Saying about First Note

"The teachers love using the program.  Many teachers have uploaded the lessons onto a flash drive which works great with the updated technology in our building.  They love the cultural pieces. They think it's happy and upbeat."

Erin Jacob, Meadow Crest Early Learning Center, Renton, WA

"The First Note music program has been a wonderful addition to the music curriculum that I already use. The program is fun and engaging for my kindergarten students. The multi-media approach with the online lessons, CDs, and video presentations has been wonderful for all my students."

Amy Spence, Music Instructor, Mountain View Elementary,

"I have really enjoyed using the First Note kindergarten music curriculum. I have been teaching for seven years and it would have been great to have this curriculum my first year. One of my favorite things about the First Note curriculum is the Music Cultural Guests at the end of the lesson. The students get to see and hear examples of instruments and cultural music."

Terra McKinsey, Music Teacher, Ponderosa Elementary

Billings, MT

Research Strongly Supports Investment in Early Childhood Education 

As policymakers debate investing in quality early childhood education programs, they should note the widespread agreement among researchers about the value of such programs. (more). 

Quality early childhood education can reduce the achievement gap.

Too many American children start school inadequately prepared to succeed. Gaps in cognitive, linguistic, social, and emotional skills due to unequal opportunities become evident well before children enter kindergarten.  (more).
 

Access to quality early childhood education is essential.

The early learning programs and child care that many parents can afford are not of good enough quality to appreciably affect early disparities in development. Inequities in access to high-quality early education may actually make them worse (more).