Testimony presenting the views of Hispanic community organizations supports proposed federal legislation focusing on early childhood education programs. Education is the single most important issue listed in surveys of the Hispanic community. The reasons for this concern include the following: (1) Hispanics comprise the largest and youngest school population group; (2) Hispanics are the most undereducated major population group; and (3) there is an acute shortage of high quality early childhood education programs and child care services to meet the needs of low-income working parents. The reasons why this legislation is important to the Hispanic community are that it seeks to do the following: (1) prevent early enrollment below grade level (usually caused by a child's failure to pass to the next grade level); (2) lower the droupout rate; and (3) improve educational attainment. Recommendations to improve the program include the following: (1) staff should be trained in second language acquisition methods and multicultural education; (2) parents should be involved; (3) the composition of the State Task Force and the Local Policy Group should reflect the racial and ethnic composition of the affected populations; and (4) data should be collected on the race and ethnicity of all children receiving services or waiting for services. (FMW)