Bay Area Discovery Museum

Launching the country's first early childhood Fab Lab, a scalable maker space with digital fabrication, designed for the youngest children to understand our made world.

Center for Youth Wellness

Revolutionizing the standard of pediatric care by creating a multidisciplinary model involving clinical practice, research and policy.

CEPA Labs at Stanford University

Empowering parents to reach their goals for their children through a texting platform that provides relevant, actionable information that improves parenting practices and supports child development.

Children Now

Connecting and building the advocacy capacity of a diverse range of Bay Area groups to support local and state policies that ensure children are strong readers by 3rd grade.

Children's Council of San Francisco

Decreasing obesity among low-income children 0-5 using a proven model of education and coaching for child care providers to implement healthy eating and physical activity.

CInTEL

Piloting a science-based English/Spanish kindergarten-readiness app that predicts and prevents future failure in reading and math for children from all backgrounds.

co.lab

Financing early childhood education startups participating in co.lab -- a double-impact accelerator that helps entrepreneurs improve and scale innovative educational technologies.

Common Sense Media

Giving parents advice, resources and tools to discover and use the best media and digital learning products for developing friendships, early learning, and life skills in their young children.

CWAE

Developing an in-school program for 4-8 year old children that emulates the dramatic social, emotional and cognitive benefits of the nationally recognized CWAE Quiet Time program for 9-18 year olds.

Kiko Labs

Delivering a free tablet-based app and training program to low-income children in HeadStart programs, strengthening cognitive skills critical for learning in kindergarten and beyond.

Literacy Lab

Revolutionizing early learning in under-resourced communities by activating parents to use the latest in edtech to deliver literacy tools and engaging experiences for their children.

Peekapak

A free, online platform for every pre-K to grade 3 teacher, student and parent to access social and emotional learning curriculum and tracking tools.

Playworks

Scaling a proven model of healthy play for elementary school children in Northern California, unlocking educational opportunities and improving the healthy development of every kid on every school day.

Room to Read

Expanding a proven Literacy Program into schools in the urban slums of Dhaka to transform the lives of children through quality education opportunities.

SEEDS of Learning

Scaling a proven professional development program that empowers teachers and parents to give kids critical skills in literacy, math and executive functioning.

Sobrato Early Academic Language (SEAL)

Scaling SEAL, an effective, research-based education model, to reach more children and impact the field of English Language Learning education.

Thrive Networks

Hands to Hearts International: improving the health and development of vulnerable children ages 0-3 in rural East India by training caregivers in early childhood development and nurturing parenting skills.

UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland

Spread the Word is a comprehensive, innovative model based in a healthcare setting that aims to close the “word gap” and improve childhood literacy in lower income populations.

UCSF Dyslexia Center

Piloting a neuroscience-based screening instrument for dyslexia phenotypes to inform teaching strategies and accelerate student success.

VersaMe

Increasing verbal engagement between babies and their parents or caregivers with the Starling, a wearable device that tracks the number of words spoken to them.