Catalyzing a promising future for our country where every child thrives through investments in children and their families, beginning prenatally, to age three.

Three toddlers play together on the floor in a classroom.

What we do

The Pritzker Children’s Initiative (PCI) supports grantees in states and communities as they develop and implement comprehensive, universal systems with targeted strategies to reach families furthest from opportunity as an effect of systemic/institutional racism and poverty. PCI champions the creation and expansion of a national movement to increase investment in universal and targeted PN-3 services and supports to infants and toddlers and their families, beginning prenatally.

Why we do it

The science has proven that prenatally to age three is the most critical time for building the foundation for all future learning, behavior, and health. Supporting young children’s physical, social-emotional and cognitive development leads to successful outcomes in education, career and in life.

How we do it

Our aim and commitment are to work collectively to increase investments in families with children prenatal to age three that address and eliminate disparities, while ensuring that there’s equitable access and participation in culturally relevant, high-quality services responsive to what families want and need.

How we do it

How we do it

Our aim and commitment are to work collectively to increase investments in families with children prenatal to age three that address and eliminate disparities, while ensuring that there’s equitable access and participation in culturally relevant, high-quality services responsive to what families want and need.

Why we do it

Why we do it

The science has proven that prenatally to age three is the most critical time for building the foundation for all future learning, behavior, and health. Supporting young children’s physical, social-emotional and cognitive development leads to successful outcomes in education, career and in life.

What we do

What we do

The Pritzker Children’s Initiative (PCI) supports states and communities as they develop and implement comprehensive, universal systems with targeted strategies to reach families furthest from opportunity as an effect of systemic/institutional racism and poverty. PCI champions the creation and expansion of a national movement to increase investment in universal and targeted PN-3 services and supports to infants and toddlers and their families, beginning prenatally.

How we do it

How we do it

Our aim and commitment are to work collectively to increase investments in families with children prenatal to age three that address and eliminate disparities, while ensuring that there’s equitable access and participation in culturally relevant, high-quality services responsive to what families want and need.

A close up portrait of an infant crawling on grass.

Why we do it

Why we do it

The science has proven that prenatally to age three is the most critical time for building the foundation for all future learning, behavior, and health. Supporting young children’s physical, social-emotional and cognitive development leads to successful outcomes in education, career and in life.

An adult helps a toddler climb up steps to the front of a house.

What we do

What we do

The Pritzker Children’s Initiative (PCI) supports grantees in states and communities as they develop and implement comprehensive, universal systems with targeted strategies to reach families furthest from opportunity as an effect of systemic/institutional racism and poverty. PCI champions the creation and expansion of a national movement to increase investment in universal and targeted PN-3 services and supports to infants and toddlers and their families, beginning prenatally.

An infant with a large smile.

Three Pillars

Systems Building

PCI provides support to grantees in states and communities to advance their PN-3 systems, shares best practices from states and communities that are culturally and linguistically responsive to the wants and needs of families, scales high-quality PN-3 programs that meet those needs and supports the development of measurements related to child outcomes at the population and
program levels.

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