Early Childhood Policy In Institutes of Higher Education
The University of Florida’s Early Childhood Policy Centers Collaborative is one of five centers nationally funded and supported through the Early Childhood Policy In Institutes of Higher Education Initiative. Learn more about ECP-IHE.
Early Childhood Policy Centers Collaborative
About the ECP-CC
With funding and support of the national Early Childhood Policy in Institutes of Higher Education Initiative, UF’s Early Childhood Policy Centers Collaborative is a hub for training the next generation of leaders in early childhood policy, producing actionable early childhood research, furthering the development of early childhood policy as a field, and, ultimately, improving the lives of children and families.
Leadership and Partner Faculty
F. Chris Curran
Principal Investigator of ECP-CC
Associate Professor and Director of the Education Policy Research Center
Erica McCray
Director & Associate Professor
School of Special Education, School Psychology, and Early Childhood Studies
Herman Knopf
Senior Research Scientist
Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies
Katy Chapman
Clinical Assistant Professor
Early Childhood Studies
Patricia Snyder
Director, Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies
David Lawrence Jr. Endowed Chair in Early Childhood Studies
Maureen Conroy
Co-Director, Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies,
Anita Zucker Endowed Professor in Early Childhood Studies
Stacey Steinberg
Master Legal Skills Professor
Director, Center on Children and Families
Partner Centers
The Early Childhood Policy Centers Collaborative (ECP-CC) leverages existing expertise while creating new synergies between UF centers and academic departments engaged in early childhood policy research and practice. With faculty from the Education Policy Research Center, Anita Zucker Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Studies, the Collaboration for Effective Educator Development, and the Law School’s Center on Children and Families, the Early Childhood Policy Centers Collaborative houses national leaders in the policy conversation around young children.
