https://eyeonearlychildhood.org/2021/05/14/leading-the-way-marcela-simpson/ A blog about the early childhood practices, policies, and research that help children and their families thrive. We share the voices of families, early educators, advocates, and policymakers, hosted by Strategies for Children. Tue, 24 Jun 2025 03:38:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://eyeonearlychildhood.org/2021/05/14/leading-the-way-marcela-simpson/#comment-170150 Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:01:07 +0000 https://eyeonearlyeducation.org/?p=17751#comment-170150 […] 2019, Paula signed up for CDA classes at Springfield Technical Community College, where she met Marcela Simpson, who also became Paula and Harold’s mentor and coach. Simpson worked with Paula to create and […]

]]> https://eyeonearlychildhood.org/2021/05/14/leading-the-way-marcela-simpson/#comment-150691 Fri, 14 May 2021 16:51:51 +0000 https://eyeonearlyeducation.org/?p=17751#comment-150691 I’m a Family Childcare Provider in Springfield, Mass., and I can’t even begin to tell you how much this women means to our field and to all of us providers. Without her I know quite a few educators that would have given up and quit. We need many more Marcelas in this crazy world.

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