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Early childhood program draws educators to Oklahoma City

 
BY MEGAN ROLLAND | Published: April 14, 2010    Comment on this article Leave a comment

Leaders in early childhood education from across the nation are meeting in Oklahoma City this week to explore an area in which Oklahoma excels — teaching youngsters before they even get to the kindergarten level.

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"Oklahoma does have a reputation of being one of the leaders in the early childhood arena,” said Mike Burke, program director of the Buffett Early Childhood Fund.

Billionaire Warren Buffett’s daughter — Susan Buffett — created the fund to help Educare Centers proliferate across the nation. Now there are eight centers in the U.S.

The Educare Center in southeast Oklahoma City is a $9.3 million facility funded by both public and private dollars.

It opened in July to serve 200 students from birth to 5 years old. All of the students are economically disadvantaged and most live in poverty.

Representatives from similar centers in Chicago; Omaha, Neb.

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