Thirty-five states, DC and Puerto Rico competed to win a chunk of $500 million to improve education outcomes for our nation's youngest and most vulnerable children. On December 16, nine states were selected for round one: California, Delaware, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island and Washington. While only a handful of applications were funded, the competition has kick-started policy reforms and laid the groundwork for innovation in early childhood.
We will update this page regularly and hope that these Early Learning Challenge background materials will be useful to you.
Early Learning Challenge Resources
NEW Early Learning Challenge clips compilation - Dec 15 - 20
Early Learning Challenge backgrounder
Early Learning Challenge infographic - PDF
Early Learning Challenge infographic - JPG
Early Learning Challenge fast facts: resource spreadsheet on all the applicants
Early Learning Challenge state-by-state roster
NEW Early Learning Challenge QRIS targets, as reported by states in their applications
For more information, contact:
Executive Director, First Five Years Fund
312-730-2532
Executive Director, BUILD
303-929-5011