The Build Initiative
The Build Initiative is a multi-state partnership that assists states in constructing a coordinated early learning system that responds to the needs of children from birth to age 5 and their families, so children are safe, healthy, eager to learn, and ready to succeed in school.
The initiative serves as a catalyst for change and a national resource on early learning, and is supported by an Early Childhood Funders’ Collaborative made up of 15 leading philanthropies. Pennsylvania is one of five states selected to participate in this national initiative. As a partner in Build, Pennsylvania receives grant money and technical assistance to support early childhood system building.
Pennsylvania Build supports the Office of Child Development and Early Learning’s (OCDEL) work to create a quality early education continuum by assisting with subsidized child care rates policy, creating a professional development system for early learning practitioners, and creating early childhood facility capital financing opportunities. In addition to sponsoring research and publications such as the OCDEL annual report and biweekly Build ECE E-News, the Pennsylvania Build initiative is a co-sponsor (with the Pennsylvania Key) of the Pennsylvania’s Promise for Children public awareness campaign.
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