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Early Childhood Family Education

The Early Years

Looking back at the 1970s

The Nation Nixon resigned

(Watergate) President Gerald Ford

pardons Nixon Cold War Vietnam War Oil Crisis Bell bottoms, side burns

and platform shoes

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Families in the Early 1970s

Families were changing

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

The Brady Bunch portrayed

a blended American family

1974 ECFE is Created Six original ECFE

programs 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.

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Vision for SuccessSpearheaded 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

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Hard won SuccessStrong 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

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Goals of ECFE

Early Goals Available to all Minnesota

families birth to 5 Strengthen families Help parents provide the

best possible environment for their child

Based on research

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Typical Families

Generations of ECFEAdd photos and the year your

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1980sECFE continued to

grow By 1989 there were

326 ECFE programs

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1990sECFE has touched

many lives

2000s Click on New Slide in the upper left to add more

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ECFE TodayFamilies and Programs

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.

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Parent Stories Share the gift of

ECFE by sharing your story

Parent and Child Photos

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The Future ECFE

ECFE

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

Intention

ECFE Vision for the Future

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

Clarity

Thank You! From ECO