Ann Schlesinger
Ann Schlesinger has more than 30 years experience working to improve the quality of early care and education (ECE) programs and policies at the local, state, and national levels. She has built the capacity of ECE professionals, contributed to the development of state early learning guidelines, analyzed data to inform decision makers, and produced resources to advance quality improvement efforts. Currently, through the Healthy Child Care Consultant Network Support Center, she is helping to strengthen the capacity of state leaders to build and sustain child care health consultant systems. She is also contributing to the development of Project SOLAR, a comprehensive Web-based tool to help Head Start programs analyze and plan for the technical assistance needs of their staff. Before joining EDC, Ms. Schlesinger served in the administration of Massachusetts's state-subsidized child care department at the State Department of Social Services and as administrator of the Boston Association for the Education of Young Children (BAEYC).
