Early Childhood Directors Network
Early Childhood Directors Network (ECDN)
The Early Childhood Directors Network truly reflects the diversity of Cleveland’s Jewish community. This wonderfully collaborative group has directors that hail from our congregational, community-based and day school-based early childhood programs. The Early Childhood Directors Network meets monthly during the school year, with a focus on:
- collegial sharing of key early childhood issues including child development, curriculum, administrative issues, and the Jewish growth of children and families
- understanding and meeting the State of Ohio’s licensing requirements, and for most of our Jewish programs the Step Up to Quality voluntary rating system
- professional development of teachers, both within individual programs and community-wide.
2021-2022 meetings (third Wednesday of the month, unless noted)
- October 20
- November 17
- December 15
- January 19
- February 16
- March 23
- April - no meeting, though "lunch on the JEC" is an option
- May 18
JEC Staff Liaison: Rabbi Stacy Schlein