| Notes |
ReadyNation, an international, nonprofit business membership organization, leverages the experience, influence, and expertise of more than 1,600 executives to promote public policies and programs that build a stronger workforce and economy. As presented by Sara Watson of ReadyNation, these unexpected champions, who are active in countries ranging from Romania to Uganda to Australia, are powerful advocates for early childhood policies and programs (NASEM, 2016b). In the United States alone they helped attract more than $3 billion to early child development between 2014 and 2016. Watson noted that business leaders are compelling backers of early childhood development because of their interest in a strong economy and workforce (Watson, 2015). |