Early Childhood programs – May 31

Posted by Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood on April 29, 2025

Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood invites letters of intent

The Caplan Foundation for Early Childhood is an incubator of promising research and development projects that appear likely to improve the welfare of young children, from infancy through 7 years, in the United States. The Foundation’s goal is to provide seed money to implement those imaginative proposals that exhibit the greatest chance of improving the lives of young children, on a national scale.

The foundation invites letters of intent in the following categories:

Parenting Education—The foundation supports programs that teach parents about developmental psychology, cultural child-rearing differences, pedagogy, health issues, prenatal care and diet, and programs that provide cognitive and emotional support to parents.

Early Childhood Welfare—The foundation supports projects that seek to perfect child rearing practices and to identify models that can provide creative, caring environments in which all young children thrive.

Early Childhood Education and Play—The foundation seeks to improve the quality of both early childhood teaching and learning, through the development of innovative curricula and research based pedagogical standards, as well as the design of imaginative play materials and learning environments.

To be eligible, applicants must be tax-exempt as defined by section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

Letters of intent are due May 31, 2025, and selected applicants will be invited to submit a full application.

For complete program guidelines and application procedures, see the Caplan Foundation website.

Deadline: May 31, 2025 (Letters of Intent)