Early Childhood Education Share: Facebook LinkedIn Twitter We work in the early-childhood education sector to ensure that more students are entering kindergarten ready to learn through investments that support quality improvements in early learning programs in the Kansas City region. Programs & Initiatives Early Childhood Grants The Quality Enhancement Grants program supports quality improvement efforts in early learning programs serving children birth to five in the Kansas City region. Programs in Johnson and Wyandotte counties in Kansas and Cass, Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties in Missouri enrolling at least 40% children from lower-income families are eligible for grants of up to $100,000 per year over two years. Meet the 2020 grantees