A community shaped by and for you
Early Care Educators of San Francisco (ECESF) is a non-profit community-based organization dedicated to bringing the voice of early care educators to the broader community, leaders, policy makers, allies, and peers to affect change.
Guided by shared purpose
ECESF organizes around a mission, vision, and a set of principles developed by our community, which guide and inspire our work with each other.
Organized to make change
Early Care Educators of San Francisco come together to get to know each other across diverse sites, learn about each other’s shared and diverse experiences, shape ECESF’s program and priority goals, and work together to make a difference.
Get involved
Be part of building a connected and vibrant early care and education community mobilized to make change. Let us know your interests; sign up for our newsletter to stay informed about ECE happenings including policy, research, and events; and support our ECESF community’s growth by sharing your expertise and donations.
Join our community
Let us know you want to be an active member of the ECESF community of educator-advocates. Fill out an ECESF interest form to get connected and tell us a little about your specific interests.
Build our message
The most effective policy is driven by real experiences and need for change. Let our community and elected leaders know about your needs, concerns, and experiences in providing quality care and education—build our collective story.
Volunteer with us
Do you have resources, supports, skills, or experience you would like to bring to ECESF? Let us know!
What's happening?
Check the event calendar for community events of interest to early care educators, as well as upcoming ECESF meetings and events.
The latest In ECE

Inclusion and Working Conditions: What do we need to create effective inclusion practices at ECE Sites? A conversation for on-site ECE teachers
ECESF collaborates with the Early Interventions and Inclusion Equity Taskforce to hear from educators: What do teachers need to provide effective inclusive services? See our presentation, (English, Spanish, Chinese), EIIE

4th Annual SF ECE Advocacy & Policy 101 and Retreat
Join fellow education champions from the SF ECE Advocacy Coalition and CPAC, as well as grassroots organizations ECESF, FCCA SF, and Parent Voices SF. Together, we’ll strengthen relationships and amplify

“All ECESF” fall meeting conversations focus on what teachers most need to deliver quality ECE services.
Reflecting on earlier conversations focused on working conditions being essential underpinnings of quality, ECE educators talk about what most supports them in delivering quality services, supporting diverse learning and functional