Early Learning Collaborative

The Early Learning Collaborative is made up of workgroups that recommend strategies to create a rich system of healthy beginnings, family support and quality early learning. Each workgroup helps to build a shared understanding of the issues and opportunities for families with children through age 3.

  • Community of Practice Collects the knowledge, resources and ideas about Porter County services and programs to share with the community.

  • Outreach and Marketing Creates public awareness and promotes early childhood development for Porter County.

  • Evaluation and Impact Provides ongoing evaluation of First Things First Porter County and monitors the progress toward our goals.

Any $1 you invest in a child age 0-5 You can get a Return on investment of $4-$8 in your community.