At Collaborative for Children, we partner with families and educators to guide young children on a lifelong journey of learning and discovery. Through our certified early education programs and easy-to-use, home-based activities, we help raise curious, confident, and capable kids who grow into lifelong learners ready for school, ready for life, and ready to thrive in a changing world.
Support a Collab Kid TodayA Collab Kid is more than just school-ready, they are future-ready. Collaborative for Children helps children become:
– Creative problem solvers through specific play-based learning
– Lifelong learners with access to certified ECE training and curriculum
– Confident communicators through social-emotional development
– Curious explorers with hands-on STEAM activities
– Community-minded citizens who care about the world around them
We support this growth through child care centers, home-based learning, and mobile classrooms that bring education to every neighborhood.
Our programs are designed to meet the needs of today’s children and tomorrow’s world. We use:
– The “I Wonder” Curriculum to spark curiosity and critical thinking
– The Collab-Lab, a mobile digital classroom that delivers STEAM learning to underserved communities
– Dual-generation learning that supports both children and their caregivers
All of our programs and child care centers are aligned with Collaborative for Children:
– Texas Rising Star and national accreditation standards
– Certified ECE training and curriculum for educators
– Health and safety protocols to ensure secure learning environments
We help child care centers become Centers of Excellence through:
This approach ensures that all centers provide the same high-quality learning experience for every child.
We ensure quality through:
– Ongoing educator training and coaching
– Family feedback and engagement
– Data-driven improvements to curriculum and delivery
Families receive activity kits, parenting tips, and access to certified learning tools that support early childhood education at home.
Teachers and child care centers benefit from professional development and curriculum aligned with 21st-century learning goals.
By investing in early learning, we help young students become leaders, thinkers, and compassionate citizens.
Q: What is a Collab Kid?
A: Thanks to early learning support from Collaborative for Children, Collab Kids are curious, confident, and set up for lifelong success.
Q: How can I help my child become a Collab Kid?
A: Use our home-based learning tools, find a certified child care center, or visit the Collab-Lab in your neighborhood.
Q: What is the “I Wonder” Curriculum?
A: It’s a certified ECE curriculum that encourages creativity, critical thinking, and emotional growth.
Q: How can I support Collab Kids as a donor?
A: Through your donation, you help bring early learning to more children across the Greater Houston area.
Support a Collab Kid TodayCollaborative 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:
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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.
