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November 19, 2021Having Burger be the initiator of this year’s #GivingTuesday campaign seemed only natural, since she has a unique ability to make people listen and do whatever she tells them. Burger was the first teacher I ever met at EC3—my daughter … Continue reading
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emailValuing Child Care Workers
August 27, 2021This article was published in Barron’s on September 10, 2021 The pandemic has brought a welcome and long-overdue focus on child care as the bedrock component of a functioning economy and an essential service to support working families. Yet the … Continue reading
The current state of child care and what can be done
June 7, 2021Recently, EC3’s CEO, Elisabeth Tobia, went on a virtual media tour to discuss the current state of child care amid the pandemic and the importance of prioritizing child care in order to revitalize the nation’s economy. During interviews with Morning … Continue reading
Why EC3 Fundraising is So Hard—and This Year’s Auction So Critical
September 10, 2020Fundraising at EC3 has never been easy, for several reasons. First, although we’re a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, we haven’t been very good at serving the community-at-large. Our core competency—early learning and child care—is something that must be done on-site; we can’t … Continue reading
Decision-Making in Early Learning: An Open Letter to Leaders, and to Parents and Staff of Child Care Centers and Homes
March 15, 2020Leadership is hard in the best of times, and it is made more difficult in ambiguous times. Ambiguity begs us to move, to take action, to reach for anything that promises “different,” because the “different” removes us from present discomfort. Decisions … Continue reading
Why Do Babies Like Boxes Best?
December 11, 2017It is Ella’s first birthday, and her mom is excited. She places a brightly wrapped present in front of Ella and tears just a small portion of the shiny paper. Ella takes over, pulling on the paper and scrunching it … Continue reading
Why Kids Should Play Outdoors in Winter
January 18, 2017Bundle Up and Get Outside: Why Kids Should Play Outdoors in Winter As winter and cold weather approaches, children’s play is often limited to the indoors. Adult fears about safety and negative attitudes toward exposure to cold weather are the … Continue reading
Great Local Gifts
December 19, 2016I don’t know about you, but this time of year I often realize that I need a couple of last minute gifts for the kiddos in my life. Below I’ve compiled a list of fantastic businesses where you can purchase … Continue reading
The Dirt on Dirt!
July 25, 2016“Don’t track mud in the house!” “Wash your hands before dinner!” “You can’t play with that, you don’t know where it’s been!” Parents wear those phrases out like old blue jeans put through the spin cycle too many times. Many … Continue reading
Why Kids Whine
July 18, 2016Research on whining confirms that it really is the most annoying sound to the human ear – more so than the sound of a screeching table saw or a Vuvuzela football/soccer horn resembling the sound of an elephant. (1) You … Continue reading
