Prioritizing Early Childhood Educators for the COVID Vaccine
As the COVID-19 vaccine rollouts gain momentum, ECFC and our early childhood partners are concerned with the prioritization of and access to the vaccine for early childhood educators/child care providers. Among the early challenges we know EC/child care providers were […]
ECFC Racial Equity Learning Series for Members
ECFC partnered with School Readiness Consulting (SRC) and Liberated Development to present a series of five (5) virtual learning opportunities for ECFC members in the fall of 2020. Topics built on: Learning approaches identified in our 2019/2020 framework for addressing racial […]
Partnering with Policymakers and Community Members to Position Dual Language Learners for Success
On October 15th, ECFC, Grantmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees and Philanthropy Advocates hosted a cutting-edge discussion for funders on how to make strategic investments and restructure biased policies that affect a third of the nation’s children from birth […]
Impact of Trauma on Early Relational Health
On August 25, 2020, ECFC’s Early Relational Health and Racial Equity Workgroups hosted a join book club-style discussion on an episode of the “On Being with Krista Tippett” podcast. On this episode, therapist and trauma specialist Resmaa Menakem is working with […]
ECFC Peer Sharing on Racial Equity
On June 4, 2020 as part of our weekly COVID-19 peer sharing calls for EC funders, we hosted a peer sharing call on Racial Equity. We appreciate so many funders engaging in an honest way about how racial injustices manifest […]
Framing Early Relational Health
On Thursday June 25, 2020, the ECFC Early Relational Health Workgroup hosted a “Book Club” Meeting to discuss Building Relationships: Framing Early Relational Health, a new report from the Frameworks Institute. With support of the Perigee Fund, the Center for […]
Funding Our Future: Generating State and Local Tax Revenue for Quality Early Care and Education
Thanks to the work of early childhood leaders across the country, support for early care and education is on the rise. But funding gaps pose a significant challenge to making quality early care and education a reality for more children. […]