Starting at Zero explores the power of investing in high-quality early childhood education so that all children and families have the opportunity to attain the American Dream. The film brings together the voices of policymakers, educators, academics, business leaders, pediatricians, parents, and children and examines the latest developmental brain science to demonstrate how essential the earliest years of learning are to maximize human potential. Key features of high-quality early childhood learning environments and experiences are outlined and then brought to life as the film delves into the evolution of Alabama’s #1 nationally ranked state Pre-K program.

Starting at Zero culminates with a call to governors across America for collective action: to set our nation on the path to future success through significant investments in high-quality early childhood education, both to support today’s workforce, and to build the workforce of tomorrow. In English. Not Rated. Director: Willa Kammarer (US 2020) 63 min.

SPECIAL Q&A INCLUDED WITH FILM FEATURING:
North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, Former U.S.
Secretary of Education John B. King, and Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton