Joy of Learning Collaborative
Preparing children to succeed, one smile at a time
Joy of Learning Collaborative nurtures curiosity and makes learning fun – to build the foundational skills, motivation and confidence children need to succeed.
Engaging children with resources that develop critical skills while they entertain
Our research-based program uses books, games, puzzles, and other early learning activities, plus QR-based music and audio narrations, to develop essential early literacy and math skills, motivation and confidence – all while having fun.
Sample the read-along audio here 
Empowering families to prepare their children for successful futures
We partner with community nonprofits to distribute the program to low-income children each month for free, providing access where families already receive services, and giving parents the resources they need to prepare their preschool-aged children for success in school and in life.
Starting school unprepared creates issues for life
Joy of Learning Collaborative was founded to address the education gap that begins in early childhood and causes children from lower-income families to start school behind and rarely catch up.
At the start of kindergarten, the wealthiest children in the U.S. have math and pre-reading scores 60% higher than children from families with the lowest incomes.
One in five low-income children will fail to graduate from high school.
One in four will be unemployed 8 years later.
“This is amazing. Really surprised how much she loved it.”
Brittany
Mother of 4-year-old girl
We’re on a mission to ensure that all children have an opportunity to discover the joy of learning and start school ready to succeed. We need your help to make this a reality. Donate now and join us!