The first few years of a child’s life lay the foundation for future success. But too many young children are not reaching their full potential because existing approaches to early learning and development are not sufficiently addressing today’s challenges. Knowing this, the $1 Million Early Childhood Prize is seeking solutions to the question, “How might we maximize the every child’s potential during their first three years of life?”

Join the Early Childhood Innovation Prize and submit your idea for solutions to early childhood challenges that are novel, more effective, efficient or scalable than current ones. A partnership between Gary Community Investments and OpenIDEO, the Prize enables people everywhere to use IDEO‘s design thinking methodology, access mentorship opportunities and be eligible for up to a share of $1 million in funding.