Early Education Initiative

Our Focus

The TFEC Early Education Initiatives believes

• Children are at the center of the communities we serve.
• Investing in resources that support children, strengthens our area communities for everyone.
• Working together to build empowered, resilient, and collaborative communities in which children can live, learn, and grow is essential to the success and health of our region.

Guided by the expertise of the TFEC Early Education Advisory Committee, consisting of early childhood stakeholders who jointly represent the assets and needs of children and early childhood professionals within our area communities. The TFEC Early Education Initiative will address:

• school readiness
• building resilient communities
• workforce development

Learn More

Learn more about the TFEC Early Education Initiative by downloading and sharing the following documents:

TFEC Early Education Initiative – A one page overview of the TFEC Early Education Initiative.

TFEC Early Education Initiative 2024 Report Card – Captures the work carried out by the TFEC Early Education Initiative in 2024.

Resources

Jump Start into Kindergarten Calendar

The Jump Start into Kindergarten calendar provides 12 months of school readiness activities, recipes, and resources for families in our five-county service footprint area. The first day of kindergarten can be so exciting for families, especially when they know what to expect and how to prepare for the changes coming their way. Our calendar provides concrete activities to help children arrive at kindergarten ready to learn and grow.

• Click here to download the calendar in English
• Click here to download the calendar in Spanish
• OR email an Early Education Team member to receive a calendar.

Early Education Resource Center

The Early Learning Resource Center was created to provide information on school readiness, coping with mental health issues during times of uncertainty, and resources on becoming a trauma informed community for educators, parents, and community organizations.

Click here to visit the Early Education Resource Center. 

School Readiness

Empower caregivers, connect educators, and deepen resources that help children enter school ready to learn.

Click here for more resources for School Readiness,

Building Resilient Communities

Foster trauma informed education, practices, and resiliency resources that impact the ability for families, caregivers, and individuals to thrive in our community.

Click here for more resources on Building Resilient Communities.

Workforce

Fuel cross-sector collaboratives that recognize early learning opportunities as crucial to the present and future workforce.

Click here for more resources on Workforce.