Every child should have the ideal.
Our work is to make sure each child has access to high-quality early learning that meets them where they are, prepares them for success in school, and takes them where they want to be in life.
We bring Ideal Learning to more communities by supporting high-quality providers to build their capacity to scale, influencing policy and practice, and implementing place-based models to make the ideal real. Learn more
It’s what parents want and science shows is best for children: a highly personalized, developmental approach to early education that focuses on the whole child, building their intellectual, social and emotional, and moral skills. Learn more
Standalone investments aren’t adding up to the big wins children need. Our funding collaborative helps you do more with others than you can do alone. The Trust facilitates collective impact with the highest quality. Learn more
Resource:
Principles of Ideal Learning
Learn the foundational elements of developmental, high-quality ECE programs: this is a collaborative document written by members of the Ideal Learning Roundtable, the nation’s foremost developmental educators.
Research:
Parents as Consumers
Understand what parents want in early childhood education: this is our comprehensive survey of parent motivations as they seek early learning programs for their children.
Video:
Ideal Learning Made Real
Observe child-centric learning that creates a well-rounded, capable child: this mini-documentary, created in partnership with NationSwell, shows what Ideal Learning looks like.