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Idea to send:	Topic Family Support for early childhood enrichment Content The theory behind the idea: When provided safe, nurturing, well-planned, enriching environments from birth, young children are more likely to enter school ready to learn. Children entering school ready to learn are more likely to be productive, contributing, tax paying citizens as adults. The idea: Invest in our youngest citizens and their families through comprehensive family support beginning with pregnancy. Provide public funding through a tax on alcohol and/or cigarettes. Smart Start Oklahoma, a statewide initiative already set up to create a comprehensive, coordinated early childhood system, will manage the effort through their local communities.The result: Oklahoma is made up of nurturing, supportive communities for young children and their families which results in children that are healthy, safe, eager to learn and ready to succeed when they enter school.