Fixing the early childhood education (ECE) system requires moving past short-term fixes and isolated efforts. In the video below, IFF shares how an integrated model combining community data, facility design, and tailored financing builds lasting stability for child care providers, families, economies, and communities.
Across the country, parents face untenable tuition and long waitlists, while providers operate on razor-thin margins in aging buildings. When parents can’t find accessible, quality child care employers lose and struggle to hire talented workers.
Our video showcases a complete approach to solving these challenges:
- Data: Grounding decisions in community-informed research to direct capital where it’s needed most.
- Facilities: Designing, renovating, and developing safe, high-quality spaces built for early learning.
- Finance: Delivering flexible, purpose-driven loans that help providers achieve long-term sustainability.
In uniting these three areas, we partner with providers, funders, employers, community organizations, families, philanthropies, and government to support and enhance local ECE landscapes.
When the ecosystem works, providers become stronger. Families have greater access and more choice. Children learn in spaces designed to help them thrive. Communities build stronger workforces. Local economies grow. And investments create impact that lasts, not just for today, but for generations.
Watch our full video to see how we’re working alongside partners across the country to build early childhood ecosystems where entire communities thrive.