Episode 9: 2025 ECLA Summit

Get on the Early Childhood Bus

Get on the Early Childhood Bus
Episode 9: 2025 ECLA Summit
May 19, 2025 Season 2 Episode 9
Erikson Policy and Leadership Department

In this episode, we take you inside the 2025 ECLA Summit, where early childhood leaders gathered to confront the troubling rise in Black youth suicidality. Featuring powerful insights from advocate Tandra Rutledge, along with reflections from Erikson’s Policy & Leadership staff and ECLA fellows, this episode explores how early childhood professionals can “find the baby” in urgent community issues and lead lasting, transformative change across sectors.


Show Notes: 

Episode Artwork Episode 9: 2025 ECLA Summit 23:04 Episode Artwork Episode 8: Finding the Baby: Food Justice, Part 2 26:04 Episode Artwork Episode 7: Finding the Baby: Food Justice, Part 1 26:41 Episode Artwork Episode 6: Special Edition - Healthcare Denied. Overturning Roe v. Wade 21:31 Episode Artwork Episode 5: Special Edition - Mass Shooting, Trauma and the Black Community 7:59 Episode Artwork Episode 4: Finding the Baby: Criminal Legal System 33:17 Episode Artwork Episode 3: Special Edition - Cultivating Early Childhood Leadership in Illinois 9:28 Episode Artwork Episode 2: Finding the Baby: Health, Part 2 22:05 Episode Artwork Episode 1: Finding the Baby: Health, Part 1 46:06