Gateway Early Childhood Alliance

Gateway Early Childhood Alliance

Every family deserves access
to affordable, high-quality early childhood support

High-quality early childhood care and education (ECE) from
0 to 5 lays the foundation for decades of positive outcomes, not just for kids, but for their families and communities.

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We Are the System Coordinator

Our network will open doors, share information, make connections, and establish relationships to create a better, more affordable, higher-quality early childhood system for the St. Louis region.

Our Work

We are the culmination of more than a decade of work. Built by the community, for the community, in the minutes and hours we found squirreled away in the early mornings and late nights after taking care of our jobs and families. We are a collection of impacted and invested individuals and organizations creating an early childhood support system that helps close the opportunity gap by expanding access to high-quality, affordable early childhood care and education to Black and Brown children in the St. Louis region.

Our Story

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Donate to The Alliance

Donations can be made through our fiscal sponsor, the St. Louis Community Foundation. We greatly appreciate your support.


All contributions to the Gateway Early Childhood Alliance are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by US law through The Alliance's fiscal sponsor, the St. Louis Community Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization recognized by the IRS.

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