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The Buffett Early Childhood Institute Fund was established for the benefit and support of early childhood development at the Buffett Early Childhood Institute.
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The mission of the Buffett Early Childhood Institute at the University of Nebraska is to transform the lives of young children by improving their learning and development.
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The mission of the Buffett Early Childhood Institute at the University of Nebraska is to transform the lives of young children by improving their learning and development. The Institute makes use of the interdisciplinary resources and research of the four University of Nebraska campuses and works with schools, agencies, community partners and policy makers to implement and support high‐quality, evidence‐based services, programs and policies for young children and their families. It builds on the land grant and metropolitan college philosophy, on the experience of the university campuses and on the promise of basic and applied research, training, policy development and outreach to all corners of the state — urban, rural and suburban.
Two signature programs, Closing the Opportunity Gap and Elevating the Early Childhood Workforce, shape the Buffett Early Childhood Institute’s efforts to improve the lives of children.
This program focuses on ensuring that all children have opportunities to develop, learn, and achieve their potential. Young children who are denied opportunities because of gender, racial or cultural bias, family economic status, or home language typically do not achieve their full academic or personal and social potential.
Research shows that enhancing and improving early childhood systems can benefit school progress and future earnings and reduce anti-social behavior, welfare participation, and even trouble with the law. Our goal is to help all children thrive by enhancing their opportunities to learn from birth onward.
The workforce program takes on the critical issues that affect the quality and quantity of early childhood professionals in our state, such as professional preparation and qualifications, workforce compensation, funding, and public commitment. As part of this work, the Institute convened the Nebraska Early Childhood Workforce Commission, which has the vision of Nebraska elevating the early childhood workforce to a priority profession benefitting all children from birth through Grade 3. The workforce program is focused on achieving the four goals co-created with the commission as outlined in Elevating Nebraska’s Early Childhood Workforce report and recommendations. The four goals include:
The Buffett Early Childhood Institute Fund was established for the benefit and support of early childhood development at the Buffett Early Childhood Institute.
Nick holds a bachelor’s degree in English and master’s and doctoral degrees in higher education administration. In 2018 he joined the University of Nebraska Foundation with more than 13 years of advancement experience, including fundraising, advancement services, stewardship and corporate and foundation relations. Nick is an Iowa native but has long-held ties to Nebraska and its Huskers.
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