Watch Webinar: Jane Kretzmann of Elders for Infants

Safe, stable, stimulating, and loving interactions between an infant and a parent or caregiver promotes optimal brain and body development in the first three years of a child’s life. The purpose of Elders for Infants is to make babies and their families visible ~ beginning prenatally ~ with a focus on equity.

Elders are a small group of retired professionals from multiple fields, including child care, fatherhood, mental health, parent education, home visiting, and health care. They sponsor quarterly Prenatal to 3 Policy Forums with Rep. Dave Pinto and Rep. Lisa Demuth and the University of Saint Thomas. They participate in a variety of advocacy and system change efforts dedicated to raising the importance of prenatal to three in the context of health and social policy.

Our presenter, Jane Kretzmann, was a Senior Fellow and Director of the Project for Babies at the University of Minnesota Center for Early Education and Development (CEED), and a Senior Program Officer for both the Bush and the St. Paul and Minnesota Community Foundations. Prior to that, Jane worked in refugee resettlement, including a decade as Minnesota’s State Refugee Coordinator.