Interview with Jennifer Widom : Childcare at Stanford Oral History Project - Widom, Jennifer; Mullaney, Thomas S. (Thomas Shawn); Stanford Historical Society (Stanford Historical Society Oral History Program Interviews, 2020)
Jennifer Widom, the current dean of the Stanford University School of Engineering, discusses her children’s attendance at the Children’s Center of the Stanford Community (CCSC) from 1995 to 2002. She highlights the caring environment of CCSC, the longevity of the center’s teachers, and the egalitarian community there. Widom also speaks about buying out of the co-oping experience, the decision not to put their children in daycare fulltime, relationships formed with other individuals at CCSC, and impactful teachers like Daniel Garcia and Lori Bond.
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Keywords: interview; Widom, Jennifer; Children's Center of the Stanford Community; Child care; Education, Preschool