{"id":280,"date":"2025-05-20T18:55:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T18:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stg.education.uw.edu\/cecpe\/?page_id=280"},"modified":"2025-11-17T18:48:20","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T18:48:20","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/cecpe\/","title":{"rendered":"Center for Early Childhood Policy and Equity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stg.education.uw.edu\/cecpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/CECPE_Logo_Final-1024x759.png\" alt=\"CECPE_Logo_Final\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"CECPE_Logo_Final\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>About<\/h2>\n<p>According to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, all children have a right to a quality education, including free primary schooling. The Center for Early Childhood Policy and Equity is committed to building equitable futures for all children through three key actions. <\/p>\n<p>The Center supports:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Research that advances the field of early childhood policy and that informs evidence-based policy design, implementation, and evaluation;\n<\/li>\n<li>Teaching, career advising, and program development within higher education early childhood policy programs, including the University of Washington Early Childhood Policy specialization within the Education Policy, Organizations, and Leadership M.Ed. program; and <\/li>\n<li>Service to the community, including partnership with community organizations.\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"\/cecpe\/about\"  class=\"btn btn-lg  purple\"><span>Learn More About CECPE<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stg.education.uw.edu\/cecpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/featured-group-picture-dc.jpg\" alt=\"The group of graduate students in early childhood policy sitting with Gail Joseph on the steps of the capital building in Washington D.C.\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"featured-group-picture-dc\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>CECPE Students Complete Washington D.C.-based Early Childhood Policy Course<\/h2>\n<p>A group of students in the Education Policy Organizations and Leadership &#8211; Early Childhood Policy Specialization completed a course on the Congressional structure and legislative procedures in early childhood in Washington, D.C., led by Dr. Gail Joseph.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stg.education.uw.edu\/cecpe\/inside-the-other-washington-a-transformative-week-in-early-childhood-policy-cecpe-students-complete-washington-d-c-based-early-childhood-policy-course\/\"  class=\"btn btn-lg  light-gold\"><span>Learn More<\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stg.education.uw.edu\/cecpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CECPE-Fellowship-Icon.png\" alt=\"Digital illustration of a graduation cap and diploma.\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>Fellowship and M.Ed. Programs<\/h2>\n<p>The College of Education provides fellowships to support graduate students studying early childhood policy, with financial support provided through a generous gift from the Ballmer Group. <\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"\/cecpe\/Programs\/\"  class=\"btn btn-lg  purple\"><span>Learn about Programs <\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stg.education.uw.edu\/cecpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/CECPE-Research-Icon.png\" alt=\"Digital illustration of a document featuring a pie chart, with a magnifying glass placed beside it.\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>Research<\/h2>\n<p>Faculty and affiliated researchers conduct rigorous interdisciplinary research drawing on a range of methodologies, focused on early childhood policy, designed to have real world impact.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"cecpe\/research\/\"  class=\"btn btn-lg  purple\"><span>Learn about our Research <\/span><\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/cecpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CECPE-Icon-Person-Draft.png\" alt=\"Digital illustration of a person with a pencil.\"\/><\/p>\n<h2>People<\/h2>\n<p>Our collaborative research team brings diverse perspectives and ideas to bear on difficult policy problems. 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