educare centers in the nationwide bounce learning network
serving as a catalyst for change
The Buffett Early Childhood Fund and the Ounce of Prevention Fund in Illinois are working with partners in communities across America to create state-of-the-art Educare Centers to better prepare young children for success in school. Each Educare Center provides high-quality early care and education to 140-200 infants, toddlers and preschoolers growing up in low-income families. This network of Educare Centers — called the Bounce Learning Network — shapes a new way of doing business when it comes to delivering early care and education to our nation’s most at-risk children and families. Plus, each Educare Center serves as a catalyst for programmatic and policy change throughout its community and state. Our work is being evaluated nationally by the Frank Porter Graham Institute at the University of North California.
Learn more about the Bounce Learning Network of Educare Centers. The Ounce of Prevention Fund's work related to Educare is led by Harriet Meyer and Portia Kennel.
The Buffett Early Childhood Fund, Irving Harris Foundation, George Kaiser Family Foundation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and W.K. Kellogg Foundation combine resources in an Educare Replication Pool, which annually awards more than $1 million in capital grants to encourage communities to create Educare Centers.
read more about educare
- 4-page recap: Educare Summary
- 2-page fact sheet: Educare Site List
- 10-page overview: Bounce Network Overview
- map: Educare USA
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