About Us

The Pritzker Children’s Initiative, a program of the J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation, envisions a country where every child arrives at kindergarten ready to learn.

We strive for this by catalyzing the equitable expansion of program investments and policies to support infants and toddlers and their families, and to address and reduce disparities, starting prenatally.

PCI supports:

  • Healthy Beginnings, so birthing individuals have support during pregnancy and infants are born thriving

  • Supported Families, so parents have what they need for their child’s healthy birth and development

  • High-Quality Care, so families have access to affordable, high-quality child care options

What We Believe

Creating Momentum

We work with partners to highlight this crucial time period, make the case for investments, and create and support champions who catalyze a more comprehensive, equitable early childhood system informed by the needs of families.

Finding Innovators

We support states, communities, and promising programs that are improving the lives of infants and toddlers and their families who can act as examples for others to follow. We support partners to create and disseminate tools and resources that innovators and others can use.

Scaling and Measuring

We are a catalyst for increasing the supply and reach of high-quality programs. We measure what works and use that information to improve outcomes and work to eliminate racial disparities.

Our Founders

M.K. and J.B. Pritzker have a personal commitment to issues affecting the health and well-being of our nation’s women and children. Through the Pritzker Children’s Initiative, they have dedicated significant resources to expand high quality early learning for disadvantaged children.

Team Members

Janet Froetscher

President

Gerry Cobb

Director, Pritzker Children's Initiative

Kathrine Stohr

Program Officer, Pritzker Children's Initiative

Andrea Palmer

Program Officer, Pritzker Children's Initiative

Amilcar Guzman

Program Officer, Pritzker Children's Initiative

Kathryn Kelly

Director, Communications and Community Initiatives

Dan Dineen

Grants Manager

Mireya Joya-Celis

Executive Assistant

The foundation does not accept unsolicited proposals.

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