Early Childhood Education
Safe & Sound Hillsborough and the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County partnered to host a virtual film screening and panel discussion of No Small Matter. The documentary explores the most underestimated and powerful force for change in America today: early childhood education.
No Small Matter
Panel Discussion
Following the screening, Safe & Sound Hillsborough’s Executive Director Freddy Barton, moderated a virtual discussion with a panel of experts and advocates to discuss the overwhelming evidence for the importance of the first five years, and how failure to act on that evidence has resulted in an everyday crisis for American families.
Featured Panelist:
Stevonia Dixon, Florida Department of Education School Improvement Specialist for Southwest Region
Angela Chowning, Program Manager Hillsborough County Child Care Licensing
Marni Fuente, M.S., Ed.S, Program Director Hillsborough Community College – Quality Early Education System (QEES)
Major Anthony Collins, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
Chief Kenneth Albano, City of Temple Terrace Police Department
Attorney Edwin Narain, Board Chair Children’s Board of Hillsborough County
