The WestEd Excellence in Early Education (E3) Institute is a project of WestEd’s Early Childhood Learning and Development. WestEd is dedicated to helping children get a healthy start in life, with a particular focus on children and families living in poverty, dual language learners, and those with disabilities or other special needs.

WestEd is a leader in promoting high-quality, research-based early care and education services, and its work informs national, state, and local child and family policies.

WestEd is a nonpartisan, nonprofit research, development, and service agency that partners with education and other communities throughout the United States and abroad to promote excellence, achieve equity, and improve learning for children, youth, and adults. For more information, visit WestEd.org.