START EARLY

Programs

1. Start Early provides high-quality early childhood services for low-income children, birth to age five, and their families, as well as services to pregnant women, through a multi-site network of early learning programs, family child care homes, and directly-operated programs in under-resourced communities throughout chicago and surrounding suburbs. We support and train the early childhood workforce and partner at the local, state, and federal levels to ensure policies put families first. In fiscal year 2025, Start Early directly operated three programs: the educare chicago school at 5044 s wabash ave, healthy parents & babies at 100 n. Western ave., and lake county early learning programs located at two sites in lake county, illinois. Start Early also subcontracted with 13 agencies across 22 geographically diverse sites, serving nearly 2,000 young children, pregnant women, and their families.

   $43,977,018 spentof which $20,486,010 as grants$11,862 earned by the program
   46% of program spending

2. Start Early's home visiting and doula network annually reaches approximately 1,360 historically underserved young children, pregnant women, and their families through a statewide network of home visiting and doula services. The home visiting and doula network conducts specialized training and technical assistance to 170 early childhood professionals working for 24 community agencies across chicago and throughout illinois.

   $16,081,868 spentof which $13,527,591 as grants$518,928 earned by the program
   17% of program spending

3. The educare learning network (eln) extends the impact of Start Early's extensive early childhood knowledge and expertise to states across the country through consultation and technical assistance in program, public policy and systems work; research and evaluation; organizational capacity building; and philanthropic engagement strategies. Eln serves as the national coordinating office (nco) for a multi-state network of educare schools across the country; that provides and promotes high-quality, transformative early learning experiences for children; birth to five; and their families from historically under-resourced communities. The educare nco and its partnership educare schools share expertise with local and national educators, researchers and policymakers so they can elevate quality strengthening early childhood. Start Early partners with educare network schools to support the responsible use of private philanthropic investments. Through collaborative planning, reporting and communication. We work to align resources with shared goals and grant commitments fostering transparency and continuous learning across the network. One avenue for sharinge this expertise is through the…

   $10,446,925 spentof which $1,886,820 as grants$1,441,383 earned by the program
   11% of program spending

4. Professional learning network & washington state: our professional learning network designs and delivers professional learning services and program supportsthrough training, technical assistance (ta) and coachingfor more than 350 home visiting and center-based programs across illinois representing multiple evidence-based models and funding sources.

   $6,450,600 spentof which $863,479 as grants$443,243 earned by the program
   7% of program spending

5. The national center on parent, family, and community engagement (ncpfce) promotes excellence through the development of high-quality training and technical assistance (tta) and practical resources that reflect current evidence, are research-informed, and promote best practices in professional development and adult learning.

   $5,067,846 spent
   5% of program spending

6. The quality, solutions, and impact team researches, develops and pilots new strategies to improve quality within head start, early head start and home visiting programs.

   $4,558,862 spent
   5% of program spending

7. First five years fund works to protect, prioritize, and build bipartisan support for quality child care and early learning programs at the federal level.

   $4,303,722 spent
   5% of program spending

8. Illinois policy team: through administrative, legislative and grassroots advocacy, our policy team informs, creates and strengthens conditions that ensure inclusive access to high-quality early learning and care experiences for illinois' youngest children, their families and those who care for them.

   $3,664,472 spent
   4% of program spending

9. Research-practice partnership: our research and evaluation team builds the capacity and expertise of early childhood education professionals and families of young children to transform practice solutions, systems, and policies at scale.

   $612,107 spent
   1% of program spending

The 9 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $95,163,420.