About Me
Dr. Elanna S. Yalow, Ph.D., M.B.A
Dr. Yalow is Executive Vice President, Knowledge Universe, and Vice Chair, Knowledge Learning Corporation. In her capacity she is responsible for supporting the global expansion of early childhood education programs for KU. Previously Dr. Yalow served as President and Chief Operating Officer of KLC, which operates nearly 1800 early childhood education centers in 39 states, including KinderCare Learning Centers and Knowledge Beginnings centers. As President and COO, Dr. Yalow was responsible for center operations, curriculum development and training, quality assurance, marketing and business development, mergers and acquisitions, and new center development, supervising a total workforce of approximately 40,000 employees.
Prior to joining KLC, Dr. Yalow served as Project Director for numerous state and national level research and development projects in both educational assessment and health education for agencies including the National Institutes of Health, Office of Disease Prevention/Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control, and State Departments of Education in Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut. She also served as a lecturer at California State University, Long Beach and the University of California, Los Angeles, Graduate School of Education, and as a Teaching Fellow at the Stanford University School of Education.
Dr. Yalow has published and presented extensively on issues related to education and health in publications including the Annual Review of Health Promotion and Education, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Educational Researcher, and the Handbook of Human Intelligence. She has served as a speaker on early childhood issues at the Milken Institute Global Conference, the Hechinger Institute Seminars on Education and the Media, the World Forum on Early Care and Education, and the BMO Capital Markets Back to School Conference. She has also made numerous presentations on issues related to assessment and evaluation in the education and health care arena at the American Psychological Association, Psychometric Society, National Council of Measurement in Education, the American Educational Research Association, and the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Dr. Yalow holds a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the Stanford University School of Education, an M.B.A. from Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and a B.A. in Psychology from State University of New York at Stony Brook. She currently serves on the Advisory Board of the National Childhood Obesity Foundation and the Board of Trustees for Ellis University.
Dr. Yalow is married and the mother of two sons. She is the daughter of Dr. Rosalyn Yalow, 1977 Nobel Laureate in Physiology and/or Medicine.
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March 20, 2009 10:42 am
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By John, May 5, 2009 @ 1:30 pm
What a wonderful tribute to the Men and Women of our armed services! The things that this Country takes for granted and forgets is amazing to me. The sacrifice (s) that the Military Family has made for our Country should be recognized daily.
Thank you again for making this a focal point of your Blog.
John
By Melody Beaudro, August 21, 2009 @ 10:33 am
Hi Dr. Yalow,
Writing from Florence, Oregon on Early Childhood Education. Ours is a small town of about 25,000. We have a good percentage of young families that would benefit from a professional ‘pre-school’…I don’t know how it would be funded but I am certain the children (hence future generation) would benefit from having a Kindercare located here.
Please consider sending someone to scope out this area(?)…Many thanks, and feel free to contact me anytime (541) 991-2151 (Verizon).
Best regards,
Melody A. Beaudro, Realtor
TR Hunter Real Estate
1749 Hwy 101, PO Box 3104
Florence, OR 97439
541-997-1200 office
800-210-7453 toll free
541-997-8625 fax
By Tina Mitchell, September 4, 2009 @ 11:51 am
Other than the education to which we have numerous individuals and programs advocacy, has it been considered, the health concerns and the spread of children illnesses within the centers and preventive measures?
By CPT J Marcellus, September 8, 2009 @ 8:39 am
I searched long and hard to find a place to give credit to the director and staff of our neighborhood Kindercare. My child attends before and aftercare at Russett Kindercare in Laurel, MD. The director is a “leader” in every sense of the word and her staff is awesome! Please pass on my comments from someone at the top. Thanks!
JM