Equitable, High Quality Early Childhood Ed & Care with Eve Gilmore

In our third episode of our Early Childhood Education & Care mini-series, Josh speaks to Eve Gilmore of Edward Street about challenges surrounding racial and gender equity within the early childhood education and care space along with some of the history behind these issues. Eve also talks about the importance of children receiving high-quality care for their development and well-being, and that our society cannot accept anything less than high-quality for every child. Advocating for educators, children, and families is crucial for the future of our community and society.

You can follow Eve and her work by checking out Edward Street’s website and their Facebook page. To learn more about the legislation they are working on that will require universal early education and care at an affordable level to all families in Massachusetts, visit commonstartma.org.

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