Education awards

Special awards

Abigail Adams Eliot Award for Outstanding Service to Young Children in Franklin County.

The Franklin County Collaboration for Children and Greenfield Community College annually grant an Abigail Adams Elliot Award. This award seeks to recognize an individual working directly with children ages 0-5 in the field of early childhood education who has made an exemplary contribution to young children and their families in Franklin County. This award is open to nominations from the public and is judged by a panel of local citizens and early childhood professionals. Nominations may be submitted by parents, early childhood practitioners or other community members.

Award Qualifications
The nominee must be currently working, or have worked, with young children 0-5 years of age in an Early Childhood classroom or family child care setting in Franklin County and have significantly affected the lives of children, families, and/or the community.

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