Biden and Austin visited a pre-kindergarten at Maxwell as part of an effort to promote early childhood education.

"What's happening at Maxwell is part of the blueprint for making high-quality preschool available to every three- and four-year old in America."

WASHINGTON -- First lady Jill Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin traveled Friday to Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama to highlight programs that the Pentagon and White House are rolling out to improve service members' quality of life as well as early childhood education in the military.

First Lady Jill Biden will visit Maxwell Air Force Base on Friday to highlight the Department of Defense's universal pre-kindergarten program. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III will join Biden. The pre-kindergarten program is being implemented by the Department of Defense Education Activity schools,

Montgomery, AlabamaThank you, and good afternoon.I never taught early education.God bless all those who work with the littlest learners!But many years