ECSOs

ECSOs partner with local center-based early education and care programs licensed by the Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) to implement tested approaches to improving instruction and practice in high-quality program serving children ages birth through five years old. This effort is a key strategy of the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care’s continuum of supports for program leaders to ensure high quality services delivered to young children across the Commonwealth. The ECSO Initiative is supported through a public-private partnership with New Profit, a national venture philanthropy organization that backs social entrepreneurs who are advancing equity and opportunity in America.

• A program leader willing to engage in continuous improvement and to build their skills as an instructional lead
• Commitment to intensive professional development that includes regular leader coaching, online learning, participation in professional learning communities and leader facilitation of professional learning for educators
• Commitment to the use of a high quality curriculum that improves child outcomes

• Programs invited to apply will be matched with an ECSO based on the goals of the program and the fit of the ECSO model.
• If you have any questions about the ECSO Initiative, submit them at the link below.

*Programs will receive $5000 per program for the first two years of participation to support continuous quality improvement goals.