Pros
Well-funded national non-profit Many mission-driven staff who genuinely care about improving early childhood systems. Educare Learning Network team is high functioning.
Cons
The org is made up of different teams and programs that function almost like their own orgs. They have not figured out how to create a unified org that is all going in the same direction. Very siloed. Culture is fear-based and has many white supremacy cultural characteristics (perfectionism, worship of the written word, sense of urgency, quantity over quality, paternalism, power hoarding, fear of open conflict, progress is bigger/more) New leaders who are brought in to help make positive change are not properly supported which hinders their ability to make a positive impact. They need to be open with new leaders about the current state of things and provide guides/mentors who can help new hires navigate the org and political environment. A lot of the work depends on a strong technology strategy, but the infrastructure and investment in technology and management of systems does not match the stated goals.