{"id":301,"date":"2025-05-21T23:07:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T23:07:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stg.education.uw.edu\/cecpe\/?page_id=301"},"modified":"2025-10-01T21:38:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T21:38:14","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/cecpe\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Center for Early Childhood Policy and Equity works to expand access to high quality early childhood educational experiences 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 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<h2>Mission<\/h2>\n<p>The Center for Early Childhood Policy and Equity (CECPE) at the University of Washington aims to cultivate future generations of early childhood policy leaders positioned to engage in equity-oriented, evidence-based policymaking that promotes intersectional justice in early childhood. <\/p>\n<h2>Contact Us<\/h2>\n<p>Questions? Email <a href=\"mailto:cecpe@uw.edu\">cecpe@uw.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Partners<\/h2>\n<p>The Center for Early Childhood Policy and Equity is proud to partner with local community groups and state and national organizations.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cultivatelearning.uw.edu\/\"  target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stg.education.uw.edu\/cecpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/cultivate-learning-logo.png\" alt=\"Cultivate Learning logo\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"cultivate-learning-logo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/pathwaveswa.org\/\"  target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stg.education.uw.edu\/cecpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/pathwaves_logo.png\" alt=\"Pathwaves Washington Logo\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"pathwaves_logo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.education.uw.edu\/ctp\/\"  target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stg.education.uw.edu\/cecpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ctp-logo.png\" alt=\"UW Center for the Study of Teaching and Policy logo\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"ctp-logo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ballmergroup.org\/\"  target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stg.education.uw.edu\/cecpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ballmer-logo.png\" alt=\"Ballmer Group logo\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"ballmer-logo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalacademies.org\/\"  target=\"_self\" itemprop=\"url\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/stg.education.uw.edu\/cecpe\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/National-Academies-SEM-logo.webp\" alt=\"National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine logo\" itemprop=\"image\" title=\"National-Academies-SEM-logo\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Center for Early Childhood Policy and Equity works to expand access to high quality early childhood educational experiences through three key actions. 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