Champions for Early Childhood

Spotlights

Meet Bill H. Lyon – Early Childhood Leader

Early Childhood Orange County is excited to launch an interview series called Early Childhood Leaders! This interview series spotlights outstanding individuals who are passionate about supporting Orange County’s Early Childhood sector in an upstream movement to ensure thriving communities. The first individual we are delighted to feature in our series is Bill H. Lyon!  Bill H. Lyon’s commitment to investing in early childhood began sixteen years ago when his daughter was one

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Thank you to our Early Childhood OC Donors

ECOC raised $1,640 on our first-ever collaborative Giving Day! Although we did not reach our goal, we did increase the awareness of, and generate name recognition for, ECOC all while finding multiple generous donors. Thank you to everyone who supported our efforts!

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Community Spotlight

We are proud to announce that the Costa Mesa City Council, the Melinda Hoag Smith Center for Healthy Living, and the Newport Mesa Unified School District Board of Education have all signed a resolution authorizing the Costa Mesa Early Childhood Coalition (CMECC) to support the implementation of the Early Childhood Policy Framework to ensure quality early learning opportunities, promote comprehensive health and development of young children and to cultivate resilient families to ensure all Costa

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Meet Bill H. Lyon – Early Childhood Leader

Early Childhood Orange County is excited to launch an interview series called Early Childhood Leaders! This interview series spotlights outstanding individuals who are passionate about supporting Orange County’s Early Childhood sector in an upstream movement to ensure thriving communities. The first individual we are delighted to feature in our series is Bill H. Lyon!  Bill H. Lyon’s commitment to investing in early childhood began sixteen years ago when his daughter was one

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Thank you to our Early Childhood OC Donors

ECOC raised $1,640 on our first-ever collaborative Giving Day! Although we did not reach our goal, we did increase the awareness of, and generate name recognition for, ECOC all while finding multiple generous donors. Thank you to everyone who supported our efforts!

Continue Reading >

Community Spotlight

We are proud to announce that the Costa Mesa City Council, the Melinda Hoag Smith Center for Healthy Living, and the Newport Mesa Unified School District Board of Education have all signed a resolution authorizing the Costa Mesa Early Childhood Coalition (CMECC) to support the implementation of the Early Childhood Policy Framework to ensure quality early learning opportunities, promote comprehensive health and development of young children and to cultivate resilient families to ensure all Costa

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Initial Investors

Early Childhood Policy Framework Implementors

Child Guidance Center
Extraordinary Lives Foundation
Family Solutions Collaborative
FSN
Fullerton School District Educational Services
Help Me Grow Orange County
HIS OC
Human Options
Kumon Foothill Ranch
Laguna Beach Early Learning
MECCA
Orange County Department of Education
Pretend City
ROCC
Californai SCDD
Start Well
YMCA