Welcome to
"Economic Development Starts with the Development of our Young Children"
Join us to strengthen the foundation of our region's economic transformation by tightening the connection between early childhood education and regional economic development.
With panelists:
Tom Barrett, Executive Director, Hanna Perkins Center
Gretchen Younker Cohen, Executive VP of Operations, US Endoscopy
Marsha Egbert, Senior Program Officer, The George Gund Foundation
Billie Osborne Fears, Executive Director, Starting Point
Lee Fisher, President and CEO, Center for Families and Children
Sandy Redmond, Program Manager, Early Childhood Education, Cuyahoga Community College
Jay Talbot, Senior Program Officer, The Cleveland Foundation
Art Treuhaft, President, Treu-Mart Fund Board
Moderator: Ed Morrison, Executive Director, Case's Center for Regional Economic Issues
Facilitator: Roberta Waxman-Lenz, Case's Center for Regional Economic Issues
Time & Place: Tuesday, February 1, 4 P.M. to 6 P.M., Cleveland Museum of Natural History, University Circle, Museum Auditorium
Admission: Free & Open to the public
Parking: Parking is free and available in the lot adjacent to the Museum located on Wade Circle in University Circle.
Register: http://www.weatherhead.case.edu/rei/events/register.cfm
Click here for more information: Childhood Development
: a two-part forum on :
The Economics of Early Childhood Development
- The Case Center for Regional Economic Issues (REI)
- The Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University
- Invest in Children
- Starting Point
The above organizations are initiating a two-part initiative to bring our region to the next level of action to address the needs of our young children. Underpinning this discussion is the understanding that regional economic development depends on quality care for our young children. In a global economy that runs on brainpower, workforce development begins with a pregnant mother. With this premise in mind, our initiative will bring together professionals in our region from five groups involved and interested in child development issues in various forms and at various levels.
The two forums will serve as a launching point for a regional action plan to enhance our children's development. The new approach we will develop depends on the content and direction of the discussion from these sessions.
February 14, 9AM-12PM, at the Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development.
(Directions below.)
Whether or not you were able to attend Part I of the Forum on the Economics of Early Childhood Development, your participation in Part II will be a valuable contribution.
We encourage you to bring a snack (two items or fifty) to share with our community of participants. Bring two apples, bring some pretzels,Ébring a peach pie!
Prior to the Forum and afterwards, please check out the website we are developing at: http://www.neochildhood-org.bryght.net/. This website not only contains the transcript from Part I of the Forum, it also allows you to comment on ideas of other attendees and participants and provides links to background reading material on the economics of early childhood development. If you want to post comments, simply sign on with your name and email address. The site will send you a password.
We look forward to meeting you at Part II on Valentine's Day.
Directions to The Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development:
Hanna Perkins Center for Child Development
19910 Malvern Road
Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122
Phone: (216) 991-4472
The Hanna Perkins Center will be reserving parking spots on the western side of the parking lot for the parents of the children coming to our school. This will leave about 45-50 spaces available in the lot and after that it will be necessary for attendees to park on the street.
Please note: It can be confusing to find Hanna Perkins. It is helpful to let people know that the entrance to the parking lot is on Falmouth road, one block north of Woodland. Falmouth is two blocks west of Warrensville Center Rd. on Woodland.
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