Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, confirmed that she looks forward to working with Jill Biden, the first US lady, to support the cause of early childhood care and education, noting that it is an issue that has great transformative power and impact on societies and countries.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's official Twitter account said: "There are few issues that deserve our attention more than early childhood care and education, and that have a transformative power over our communities and nations. I look forward to working with Jill Biden to support this cause in the years to come."
In an article bearing their views, Kate Middleton and Jill Biden said: “The past year has seen many challenges as the world has faced the Covid-19 pandemic, we both have had the great privilege of speaking with many of those on the front lines of the pandemic response, and we continue to express our gratitude that All their efforts are inexhaustible, there are still uncertain months to come and we must all continue to do our part to support essential workers and keep our friends and families safe."
And they continued: “However, there were reasons for hope and optimism as well. During this time, in the US and UK alike, the lockdown caused by the pandemic has helped us focus on the things that matter most. Now that we are separated, we all value our connection to our families and loved ones. in a much deeper way.
The article added: "We've also allowed ourselves to think differently about the future, and what we want for our children." We both met Friday in Cornwall, bringing early childhood education experts from both countries together in the far southwest of the UK where G7 leaders met in person for the first time. Since the start of the pandemic, these countries are united in the view that we must aspire not only to rebuild our nations to where they were before the pandemic, but that we must be ambitious in our vision and plan for a stronger future.
We both believe that part of this vision for the future should include a fundamental shift in how our countries deal with our children's early years of life, if we care about how children perform in school, how they succeed in their careers as they grow, and their mental and physical health for life. We need to be concerned with how we nurture their brains, experiences, and relationships in the early preschool years."
In a related context, First Lady Jill Biden and Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge, on Friday toured a British trauma awareness school together in their first ever meeting, and visited a state-funded school that works with children aged 4 and 5 who have dealt with trauma, According to The Hill.
The first US lady who is a professor of English at a community college said: "It's amazing to see how far they have progressed.. It's very important to the institution, as a teacher at the higher levels if they don't have a good foundation they are so far behind."
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