Zaentz Early Education Initiative

Are you interested in our Zaentz Navigator tool, but want to learn more about its features and how to use it? We created a video that highlights what the Navigator can do for you. Check it out! #ZaentzNavigator

Don't forget! The 2024 Zaentz Early Education Innovation Challenge pitch event is Tuesday, October 29 from 4:00-5:30pm ET. We can't wait to hear from all of our incredible finalists. Join us in person at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, or watch the event live online: https://lnkd.in/dMvumNMK Pictured here: Rochelle Wilcox of For Providers By Providers, 2023 First Place and Audience Choice Envision Track Winner

We're thrilled to see the launch of Cambridge’s universal pre-k program! This is a significant step toward making high-quality early education accessible for all. https://lnkd.in/gHGyRjRY

We're hosting the in-person pitches for our Innovation Challenge finalists on October 29 from 4:00-5:30pm ET. We encourage anyone interested in early education to attend and watch as our finalists present their ideas. Join us in person at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, or watch the event live online: https://lnkd.in/dMvumNMK Pictured here: Andrew Grant-Thomas of EmbraceRace, 2023 Accelerate Track, Second Place Winner

We created the Zaentz Navigator to help policymakers and leaders across the country find strategies that are transforming early education. Collaboration is a key part of the tool; if you have a strategy that has improved early education in your work, you can submit it here: https://lnkd.in/gPaebss6 #earlychildhoodeducation

The Zaentz team is visiting New Mexico this week to learn more about the strategies the state is using to expand and strengthen their early education and care system. Thank you New Mexico Early Childhood Education and Care Department and Santa Fe Public Schools, we learned so much!

Registration for our next set of Certificate in Early Education Leadership (CEEL) modules closes on Friday, October 25. Don't wait; sign up today! https://lnkd.in/gZP43x8H #earlyeducation

Our Professional Learning Academy (PLA) brings executive education to the early learning world. With our growth-in-practice model, policymakers, directors, administrators, and educators can build their knowledge, analyze complex problems in the field, and apply what they've learned to their own work—all while interacting with peers in an intellectually stimulating learning environment. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gygDbqeE

Early Childhood directors, network leaders, administrators, instructional coaches and educators--check out Saul Zaentz Professor, Junlei Li, as he reflects on innovation in early learning settings. Join us as we continue the conversation with Dr. Li and Zaentz faculty co-directors, Nonie Lesaux and Stephanie Jones at our upcoming Institute for early education leaders on October 29-30. Registration closes on Monday, 10/7! bit.ly/IELL24

Are you an early education leader? Our Everyday Innovation for Early Learning Leadership and Practice program will help you generate creative, actionable solutions to the challenges facing early education today. Register now: https://lnkd.in/eXNhTUqq