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ECHO Receives Grant to Improve Access to Healthy Outdoor Play Spaces

Early Childhood Health Outdoors has received a $200,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to bolster our goal of reimagining early childhood playgrounds as dynamic, engaging and healthy outdoor learning environments. Read the press release to learn more.

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