A Sneak Peek

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Ethel Seiderman changed the national conversation about childcare.
Her Parent Services Project became a model replicated across the U.S., rooted in the belief that helping children means standing beside their families. Her work reached from community centers to Harvard case studies—and never lost its heart.

She co-founded one of the first community-led childcare centers in the country.
The Fairfax-San Anselmo Children’s Center didn’t just care for kids—it created get-well rooms, involved fathers, and treated every family with dignity. It became a blueprint for what childcare could look like nationwide.

Her belief was that the torch wasn’t something to pass—it was something to multiply.
Through her Wisdom Trust, she mentored a diverse circle of social justice leaders. She didn’t just share ideas—she made people feel seen, capable, and called to lead with love.

Ethel’s vision earned her the highest honors—but she never stopped showing up.
Named Educator of the Year by California’s State Legislature and awarded an honorary doctorate, she continued to speak truth to power and walk beside the communities she loved.

Ethel fought injustice wherever she saw it—racism, exclusion, poverty.
Her programs, policies, and personal mentorship always centered the most marginalized. From the Fillmore to San Anselmo to D.C., she challenged systems—and built new ones.

She didn’t believe in waiting for the perfect moment—she believed in acting with love and urgency.
In her final years, she moved faster than ever—meeting with funders, mentoring leaders, writing notes, and refusing to slow down. She knew the world needed change now, and she made every moment count.