Global Childhood Academy
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Global Childhood Academy

An integrated ecosystem for early childhood education.

Global Childhood Academy connects early childhood centers, educator development, curriculum and technology to support children, families and the institutions that serve them.

The GCA Group

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Manifesto

The first six years shape the future of societies.

We design the institutions, people, and systems that shape the future of early childhood education.

By the numbers

Almost two decades of experience in early childhood education across the region.

Almost two decades

Early Childhood Experience

35,000+

Professionals Trained

1,000+

Centers Supported

GCC + US

Operational Presence

National Initiatives

Operating at the national level of early childhood systems.

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Research & Thought Leadership

Contributing to the intellectual infrastructure of early childhood education.

Workforce Development

Workforce Excellence Pathway

Building the workforce that builds the generation.

GCA Workforce Brief

Human Capital & Workforce

The Childhood Workforce Agenda

Educators, parents and caregivers as an integrated human capital system.

GCA Human Capital Brief

Policy & Systems

Public-Private Partnerships in Early Childhood

A framework for quality improvement.

GCA Strategic Framework

Public Discourse

The case for institutional seriousness in early childhood education.

Dr. Samia Kazi at TEDx — on the future of early childhood as national infrastructure.

Partner with GCA

We welcome conversations with government entities, employers, investors, developers and nursery owners about strengthening and expanding early childhood provision.