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Celebrating 40 Years of Playing and Learning Together

Celebrating 40 Years of Playing and Learning Together. Click here to add your districts name. Early Childhood Family Education. The Early Years. Looking back at the 1970s. The Nation. Add local photo from the 70s. Nixon resigned (Watergate) President Gerald Ford pardons Nixon Cold War

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Celebrating 40 Years of Playing and Learning Together

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  1. Celebrating 40 Years of Playing and Learning Together

  2. Click here to add your districts name

  3. Early Childhood Family Education The Early Years

  4. Looking back at the 1970s The Nation Add local photo from the 70s • Nixon resigned (Watergate) • President Gerald Ford pardons Nixon • Cold War • Vietnam War • Oil Crisis • Bell bottoms, side burns and platform shoes The People History. Retrieved 8.1.2014 from: http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/1970s.html

  5. Families in the Early 1970s Families were changing The Brady Bunch portrayed a blended American family • Women's Liberation • Women in the work force • Parenting expert was Dr. Spock • Sharp rise in divorce • Uncertainty ― Jennifer Senior, All Joy and No Fun: The Paradox of Modern Parenthood

  6. 1974 ECFE is Created Six original ECFE programs Add a photo of early leaders • Ahead of its time, the 1974 Minnesota Legislature began the piloting of Early Childhood Family Education with an appropriation of $230,000 for six local programs. Retrieved from: http://ecadmin.wikidot.com/ecfe-implementation-guide

  7. Vision for Success Spearheaded by Senator Jerome Hughes • Senator Hughes had a doctoral degree in education administration • Grounded ECFE programs in research • Linked the quality of children’s development from birth to kindergarten with later school success Retrieved from: http://ecadmin.wikidot.com/ecfe-implementation-guide

  8. Hard won Success Strong support from parents • The Council on Quality Education (CQE) grant-funded ECFE pilot programs from 1974 to 1983 • ECFE grew from six programs to 36 programs • Parents hosted legislators in local programs, wrote letters, made telephone calls, and testified in legislative hearings about ECFE Retrieved from: http://ecadmin.wikidot.com/ecfe-implementation-guide

  9. Goals of ECFE Early Goals Typical Families • Available to all Minnesota families birth to 5 • Strengthen families • Help parents provide the best possible environment for their child • Based on research Retrieved from: http://ecadmin.wikidot.com/ecfe-implementation-guide

  10. Generations of ECFE Add photos and the year your program began Click on New Slide in the upper left to add more slides

  11. 1980s ECFE continued to grow Click on New Slide in the upper left to add more slides for photos • By 1989 there were 326 ECFE programs

  12. 1990s ECFE has touched many lives

  13. 2000s • Click on New Slide in the upper left to add more slides for photos

  14. ECFE Today Families and Programs

  15. Today • ECFE is available statewide and serves over 310,000 parents and children annually. • ECFE is the largest and oldest program of its kind in the nation. Retrieved from: http://ecadmin.wikidot.com/ecfe-implementation-guide

  16. Add your Programs

  17. Parent Stories • Share the gift of ECFE by sharing your story

  18. Parent and Child Photos

  19. Parent and Child Photos

  20. The Future ECFE

  21. ECFE Intention • The future is not some place we are going, but one we are creating. Making it changes both the maker and the destination. – John Schaar

  22. ECFE Vision for the Future Clarity Striving to work with integrity, cooperation and compassion the goal of ECFE continues to be: • Based on research • To strengthen families • To help parents provide the best possible environment for their child • For all families

  23. Thank You! • From ECO

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