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Ending the year with gratitude and real impact

Community Centric Fundraising News Philanthropy Updates

Invest in Kids, Invest in Community

As the year comes to a close, we’ve asked you to consider investing in kids and investing in communitiesand we want to share what we mean by that.

At BrightSpark Early Learning Services, investing in kids goes far beyond the care they receive. It means ensuring children have access to nurturing, high-quality early learning so they can meet critical developmental milestones, while their families have the stability they need to work, plan, and thrive.

When you invest in kids, you are also investing directly in communities. Your support strengthens economic mobility, prevents houselessness, and builds long-term stability for children and caregivers alike. These early investments create ripple effects that last for years, supporting not just individual children, but the health and resilience of entire communities.

As you look at the impact we created this year, we hope you see yourself in these numbers. Each milestone reached, each family supported, and each provider strengthened is possible because of a community that believes early learning is essential.

As the year comes to a close, your support helps ensure this work continues into the year ahead, sustaining quality, expanding access, and strengthening the systems families rely on. Whether you’ve given before, give monthly, or are considering a year-end gift, thank you for being part of a community that invests in kids, invests in caregivers, and invests in a more stable, equitable future for all.

Together, we are building something that lasts.

With gratitude, 
BrightSpark Early Learning Services

BrightSpark accepts donations in many forms: cash, credit cards, fund transfers, checks, money orders, stocks, bonds, mutual funds, donor-advised funds, and more! If you have any questions or would like more information on ways to give, please get in touch with our fund development department at getinvolved@childcare.org.

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