The Institute for Early Education Leadership and Innovation is proud to announce its new name: Early Education Leaders.

This new name powerfully communicates our work cultivating effective leaders who reflect and represent their communities—through workforce and leadership development, research, and partnerships that strengthen the larger early education ecosystem.

We formally announced our new name at the 11th annual Leadership Forum on Early Education Research, Policy, and Practice on May 4.

“Early Education Leaders is more than a new name,” said Anne Douglass, Ph.D., the founding executive director of Early Education Leaders. “It is a bold and powerful affirmation of the role early educators play as transformative leaders in their communities and throughout the field of education. Early educators have always brought new knowledge to the field, contributed to the economy, and advanced racial equity and social justice. They are pivotal leaders in our communities and our new name reflects all of that.”

About Early Education Leaders

Early Education Leaders at UMass Boston provides the leadership development opportunities and infrastructure that early educators need to support thriving children and families. Founded in 2016, we drive systems change by cultivating effective leaders who reflect and represent their communities—through workforce and leadership development, research, and partnerships that strengthen the larger early education ecosystem. We are nationally recognized as a model of excellence, and we make high-quality early care and education a reality for more children and families while supporting the professional growth of a diverse workforce of early educators. Get involved or learn more by visiting www.umb.edu/earlyedinstitute.