2026 First Up Conference Registration Is OPEN!
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Join Us As We Thrive Together: Collaborating and Communicating in Community!
Champions for Early Childhood Education for Over 50 Years
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Join the ECE Advocacy Fellowship!
This program will train emerging leaders working to bring about positive changes in the field of early childhood education!
¡Unirse las Círculos de Aprndizaje!
Este proyecto sirve para capacitar a los líderes emergentes que logren trabajar juntos para lograr un cambio positivo en el campo de la primera infancia!
2024 First Up Annual Report
Take A Deep Dive Into First Up’s Impact and Achievements
In 2024, First Up continued its mission to empower and support early childhood educators and families. Join us as we reflect on a year of growth, resilience, and unwavering commitment to our cause!
The P.R.I.D.E. in Philly Environmental Scan Is Here
Understanding Positive Racial Identity Development in Early Education
Get an in-depth look at how racial disparities, attitudes, and awareness of positive racial identity impacts the Philadelphia area.
First Up’s best-in-class training, accessible technical assistance, and effective advocacy give educators and advocates the specialized tools they need to transform lives.
Our name, First Up, confidently embodies our core commitment to early educators. It asserts that those first relationships that children develop with family, caregivers, and early childhood professionals are crucial in creating a path forward to success. While our name may have changed over the years, we remain dedicated to our mission of ensuring educational opportunity for every child in our community.
What We Do
Impacting Professionals
First Up offers an exceptional array of workshops, leading-edge conferences, and programs of the highest quality to help ECE Professionals achieve best practice.
Impacting Programs
Technical assistance may take many forms, including mentoring, coaching, demonstrating, and one-on-one consulting. Our experienced staff works closely with each organization to develop an individualized service plan that outlines goals and objectives aimed at achieving a specified knowledge area, STAR performance standard, advanced STAR level or national accreditation standard.
Impacting Systems
At the heart of First Up is our deep desire and commitment to effect change on a larger scale, because every child deserves equal opportunities for healthy development and quality education.
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