About this user
Our Mission: To improve the quality and availability of early childhood education for economically disadvantaged children.
HOW WE WORK:
EFS provides key ingredients for quality early childhood education to affiliate centers by:
•Increasing the number of professionally trained teachers in low-income neighborhoods
•Providing quality educational materials and helping establish stable, well-run child learning centers that become self-sustaining through the process of earning accreditation
•Engaging parents and other family members in their children's learning processes and providing opportunities to seek improved literacy and better education
ABOUT EFS
•5,466+ children are currently served by EFS
•EFS is partnered with 89+ childcare centers
•As of 2010, 30 of our affiliate centers are accredited by NAEYC and NAC (the 'gold-star' measures for early childhood education in the USA)
•EFS partners with other community groups to leverage additional resources for our centers
•EFS does not receive any government or United Way funding
Hometown
Dallas & Tarrant County
Country
United States
Occupation
Early Childhood Education, Hands-on Mentoring, Training, Age Apropriate practices, Annual Conferences
Companies
Educational First Steps
Schools
Early Childhood Education
Interests
Early Childhood Education