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  • Join Us for Our First Early Care and Education Conference!

    Join Us for Our First Early Care and Education Conference!

    Memphis and Shelby County’s first-ever ECE Conference - October 24-25, 2025! Register today!

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  • Pre-K for All - Historic Win for Our Community!

    Our new initiative gives access to a FREE, public Pre-K program for ALL 3 and 4-year-old children in Memphis and Shelby County!

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    Stories from local leaders, parents, teachers, students, and the incredible efforts of our partners over the past three years.

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  • Today’s dress-up, tomorrow’s award-winning actress.

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View fullsize We’re proud to recognize our Gold Sponsor, The Lemon Street Fund, for their support of the First 8 Memphis Early Care & Education Conference. Their commitment helps us empower early childhood educators and build stronger communities for our
View fullsize This week, several of our team members attended the @zerotothree LEARN Conference! Early care and education professionals from across the country came together to share ideas, learn, and strengthen our collective work for babies and young children.
View fullsize Our team was delighted to attend Memphis Health Center’s ribbon cutting for the new Pinwheel Playroom! 🌟 This beautiful space is designed to give young children a safe, literacy-rich environment to learn and play. We were glad to be joined by
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View fullsize We are thrilled to share that First 8 Memphis was named one of the Best Places to Work 2025 in Memphis by the @mbjmemphis. This honor reflects the commitment, passion, and talent of our team, as well as the supportive network of partners, educators,
View fullsize Only 20 days until Memphis becomes the hub for early care & education! 🙌 Join us October 24–25 to learn, connect, and spark change for our youngest learners. 🌟 Let’s innovate, inspire, and impact—together. Register now ➡️ bit
View fullsize ✨ We’re proud to recognize our Presenting Sponsor, The Urban Child Institute, for helping to make the First 8 Memphis Early Care & Education Conference possible! Their commitment to innovating, inspiring, and impacting early childhood ens
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