An anonymous gift to Catawba College in Salisbury will enhance the school’s commitment to early childhood education.
The $2.1 million donation includes funding to establish Catawba’s Center for Excellence in Early Childhood Education and $1 million to fund an endowed directorship in early childhood education.
The Center for Excellence will serve as a hub for learning, research, professional training and community engagement. The endowed directorship will allow the college to recruit a leader in the field to serve not only as the center’s director, but also as a professor within the School of Education.
The center will lead a communitywide initiative during the Week of the Young Child this month to partner with local child care centers to deliver special programming during the annual weeklong celebration that raises public awareness about the needs of young children and advocates for early learning opportunities.
