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

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!

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

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

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!

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
Initial Investors



Early Childhood Policy Framework Implementors















