The Early Childhood Council of Archuleta County (ECCAC) is hosting a free documentary about the most overlooked, underestimated, and powerful force for change in America today: early childhood education.
The ECCAC is sponsoring a community showing of the documentary “No Small Matter” on Tuesday, April 18, from 6 to 8pm in the Pagosa Springs High School Auditorium.
Through poignant stories and surprising humor, the film lays out the overwhelming evidence for the importance of the first five years.
It reveals how our failure to act on that evidence has resulted in an everyday crisis for American families and a slow-motion catastrophe for the country.
“No Small Matter” is built from stories of real children, families and teachers, illustrating the impact of high-quality early childhood experiences. We meet parents struggling to do their best for their kids, teachers who model what early childhood classrooms should and could be like, and children learning and developing in real time. These cheerful, hopeful stories serve as motivational tools in the film and the “No Small Matter” campaign:
Change is necessary, critical and attainable if we put our minds to it.
“No Small Matter” is unique in the way it dives deep into the complicated science, history and sociology that has brought our early care and education system to where it is today. However, it does so without sacrificing entertainment or emotional impact. From a comic cameo by Cookie Monster to the tearful testimonial of a fantastic preschool teacher making poverty-level wages, the film has the power to move audiences in ways that a policy fact sheet or op-ed piece can’t do.
For more information on this documentary or if you have questions, visit the ECCAC website.