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Collaborative for Children's Mission

Collaborative for Children is dedicated to building a strong educational foundation for young children to succeed in school and life.

Our Goals

Partnering with families, teachers, care providers and community-based groups, Collaborative for Children focuses on early care and education for children ages birth to six. We work to:
  • Help parents find child care
  • Provide parents with materials, resources and instruction pertaining to child learning, care and development
  • Support and assist to develop early care and education professionals
  • Increase public awareness surrounding the impact of quality early education
  • Strengthen early care and education systems through policy development and systems change

Our Vision

Quality early education and care for all children, beginning at birth

Our Values

To strive for excellence in all that we do through:

  • Demonstrating a collaborative approach to problem solving and goal attainment;
  • Seeking and valuing diverse approaches to achieving our mission;
  • Exhibiting professionalism in the way we interact with each other, our clients and other external stakeholders; and
  • Exhibiting a highly transparent way in which we conduct business, holding ourselves accountable for our behavior and decisions - to further the goals and mission of Collaborative for Children.

Our History

Collaborative for Children traces its roots to 1987, with a history grounded in two organizations: the Greater Houston Collaborative for Children (GHCC) and Initiatives for Children (IFC).  Collaborative for Children was formally founded in 2004.

For a more comprehensive look at our history and complete nonprofit profile, please visit DonorHouston and GuideStar.

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