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Early Childhood Family Education
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Early Childhood Family Education

Early Childhood Family Education (ECFE) is a program for all Minnesota families with children between the ages of birth to kindergarten entrance. The program is offered through Minnesota public schools. ECFE is based on the idea that the family provides a child’s first and most significant learning environment and parents are a child’s first and most important teachers. ECFE works to strengthen families. ECFE’s goal is to enhance the ability of all parents to provide the best possible environment for their child’s learning and growth.

A Good Start is a 13 minute video overview of the ECFE Program in Minnesota available for downloading in (MOV) for Macintosh computer users and in (WMV) for PC users.

A Summary of Past Evaluations of ECFE Programs pdf icon 63Kb (7/28/2005)
     Conclusions from ECFE evaluations conducted by the Council on Quality Education between 1974-1984.
Curriculum in Early Childhood Family Education pdf icon 43Kb (7/27/2005)
     The philosophy and implementation of appropriate curriculum in ECFE programs
Early Childhood Family Education Advisory Council pdf icon 34Kb (7/27/2005)
     Brief overview of Minnesota Statutes regarding ECFE Advisory Council and suggested Advisory Council membership.
Early Childhood Family Education Integrated Lesson Plan pdf icon 31Kb (7/27/2005)
     Template and example for lesson planning for ECFE classes.
Early Childhood Family Education Statutes pdf icon 6Kb (12/7/2005)
     Program requirements, funding, transportation, Tribal Schools, and buildings.
ECFE Interpretation of Statutes pdf icon 100Kb (11/17/2005)
     Explanation of ECFE statutes related to program finance, staff, facilities, administration and coordination strategies. (2004)
History of ECFE in Minnesota pdf icon 119Kb (11/17/2005)
     Brief chronological history of ECFE from 1973-2005.
Teacher Licensure Clarification - Early Childhood Family Education pdf icon 63Kb (8/14/2008)
     Brief description of teacher licensures required for Early Childhood Family Education (2007)