Thrive by Five Washington will work in four key areas to champion positive early learning opportunities for every child in the state of Washington.

Exemplary practices will support community-based efforts that replicate proven effective early learning models or hold the promise of helping Washington learn what works well for young children. Exemplary practices will also help broaden community and statewide support for early learning.

Statewide infrastructure support funding will encourage efforts to improve early learning through programmatic initiatives, education, advocacy, and other strategic opportunities. Statewide funding will increase capacity and strengthen our state's early learning infrastructure.

Community and parent education will provide easy-to-understand, practical advice to help parents and caregivers in their role as the most important teachers in the first five years of a child's life. Community and parent education will also increase public support for early learning resources and appropriate policies and create a demand for high-quality programs.

Thrive communities will exemplify the value and effectiveness of early learning by providing high-quality early learning services and resources to all children and families, as well as ground-level support to early learning professionals and caregivers in selected communities in Washington State. See Thrive Communities for more information on funding and work being done in each of our selected communities.

Please note that Thrive by Five Washington is not in a position to respond to unsolicited requests or proposals for funding at this time.

"Thrive by Five Washington will work in four key areas to expand access to high-quality early learning in Washington: exemplary practices, statewide infrastructure support, community and parent education, and demonstration communities."