First 5 Marin seeks a strategic, forward thinking, and highly collaborative leader to serve as its next Executive Director. In close collaboration with the First 5 Marin Commission and community stakeholders, the Executive Director will co-develop and execute on a community vision that all children in Marin have the opportunity to be healthy and are…
“It’s no surprise that there’s good science that links Executive Function to empathy, pro-social behavior, emotional regulation, delayed gratification, and peer relationships. READ MORE–
Link to the article about this book in the Stanford Social Innovation Review–
“I believe that Marin can become something more than just the wealthiest county, a place where every child can learn and grow to the best of his or her potential. Let’s begin by embracing and celebrating our diversity, and by talking frankly about equity. Greater equity of opportunity will produce greater equity in results and…
Only 66% of American 4-year-olds are enrolled in early childhood education, placing the United States “well below average compared to other developed countries at a time of increasing focus on early learning…” http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/11/24/us/ap-us-education-world-look-.html?ref=aponline&_r=2
“On the day they start kindergarten, children from families of low socioeconomic status are already more than a year behind the children of college graduates in their grasp of both reading and math.” READ MORE in The New York Times–
Kindergarten skills are important life skills. Op-ed by Amy Reisch, executive director of First 5 Marin– READ MORE in The Marin Independent Journal–
“The presidential candidates of both parties would do well to make (early childhood education) a defining issue of the election– encouraging governments and the private sector to cooperate in boosting Pre-K learning programs.” Read more in Forbes.com–
Read the findings from a 20-Year study by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on the outcomes of children screened in kindergarten. READ MORE–
“Parents are already motivated by love to do the right thing for their children. But we must equip them with the knowledge that researchers agree on– the first years are critical, and our need to focus on them is urgent.” –George Halvorson, First 5 California commissioner and former CEO of Kaiser http://www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/article/Talk-to-your-baby-for-the-best-future-6377879.php