In times of government transition, there is always a surge of interest in creating strategic, intentional partnerships between the philanthropic community and the federal government. Early...
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November 19, 2020 – ECFC signs on to recommendations urging the Administration to make child care and early learning a national priority The strength of...
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August 4, 2020 The Early Childhood Funders Collaborative is a network of 47 national, regional, and local foundations that invest to promote equity in the well-being...
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The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated longstanding systemic and structural inequities in early childhood, particularly for Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and low-income families and providers. Through the...
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Keeping our guiding principles in mind, the following are some areas of need in the early childhood sector that we’ve been hearing that early childhood...
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April 22, 2020 (Updated May 5, 2020) By Rachel Schumacher, Project Manager, Raising Child Care Fund Foundations are starting to understand the immediate and longer-term...
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In March 2019, the Early Childhood Funders Collaborative (ECFC) Spring Member Meeting took us on a deep dive into early learning system using the District...
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On December 6th, ECFC submitted comments to the Department of Homeland Security on proposed draft regulation known widely as the “public charge” rule that would...
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Q & A with Jessie Rasmussen, President, Buffett Early Childhood Fund; Chair, ECFC Steering Committee What’s the value of ECFC to philanthropists investing in the...
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What do you see as the most critical policy issues currently facing the early childhood field? I would put fiscal and tax issues at the...
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