Mission
ECESF’s mission is to hold space for early care educators of San Francisco to come together in order to secure excellent working conditions, promote the understanding that good working conditions are foundational to the high quality early care and education services San Francisco’s diverse young children and families need, and build unity with families and community allies to shape program, policies, and access needed resources.
Vision
A world where educators and caregivers are well-compensated and empowered community leaders; families are supported and engaged in their child’s care and education; and children are nurtured, educated, and thriving.
Principles
We are early care educators working with families to nurture and educate the youngest of our community. We call for …
- Public funding for universal ECE
- Community-based and public programs
- Breaking the racist and sexist stereotype of caregiving—using assumptions of “natural” and low-skill as justification for low pay
- Recognizing that care and education are not separable—care is the foundation for all learning
- Just compensation, decent work and living conditions for caregivers—in public schools and community-based sites
- A diverse ECE workforce, uplifting Black, Brown, and multi-lingual caregivers
- Compensation that recognizes multiple pathways to expertise
- Early care and education for all for families for needed respite, bonding, work, or school
- Shared public wealth to promote well-being, healthy environments, and quality of life from pre-natal to senior years
Read our full principles here.