Collaborative for Children is passionate about empowering families and teachers with the tools to ensure that every child has the best early learning opportunities to succeed in an ever-changing 21st-century world.
How? By advancing play-based learning and enriched environments through programs like our I Wonder Curriculum and Centers of Excellence which encourage highly engaged, inquisitive learners. And by providing activities that all families can access and do at home.
We believe that a child’s early learning experiences set the tone for future educational endeavors from birth through elementary school and beyond. Did you know that during the first five years of life, 90% of a child’s brain architecture develops, forming the foundation for all future learning?
In addition to cognitive skills, our programming is centered on next-generation skills. At the core, we believe a Collab Kid should embody these five key attributes:
Find a quality child care provider. Click here for a list of recommended providers, which have met our rigorous standards.
Engage with your child early and often at home.
Looking for help at home? —download the free activities below to do at home.
In 2023, Collaborative for Children will work with an additional 75 child care providers to help them earn our accredited seal of excellence. Want to find a COE near you?
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Read more on COEsCollaborative for Children believes every child deserves high-quality early childhood education and access to innovative early learning opportunities that foster critical 21st-century skills. For over 35 years, we have provided families and educators with business resources and programming to help children ages 0 to 5 achieve school readiness. We are unyielding in our focus to provide early educational equity for all children. Today’s children face a workforce that does not yet exist. Early learning is the building block of future leaders. We are architects, using our collective ingenuity to usher in a future bright with possibilities for every child.
