Early Childhood Resource Guide (2026)

Early Childhood Resource Guide (2026)

 This compilation is a companion resource to The Bridgespan Group’s funder guide: Critical Ways Philanthropy Can Help Every Young Child and Family Thrive.  The compilation is a starting point for donors, their staff, and advisors—whether you’re new to early childhood or looking to deepen your engagement—to inform and strengthen your giving.

The resource guide includes links to foundational reading and tools on:

  • The case for early childhood investment
  • The science of early childhood development
  • How inequities shape early childhood outcomes
  • The economics of early childhood investment
  • Key issue areas within early childhood, including: Child Care, Early Education, Economic stability and mobility, Housing and homelessness, and Maternal and child health.
Categories: Child Care, Early Relational Health, EC Development, EC Financing, Economic Security, Funder Tool, Maternal Health/Mental Health
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