 Early Care and Learning — We believe that quality, accessible, affordable, and culturally/linguistically appropriate early care and learning are essential to the cognitive, social, and emotional development of children and their future success.
 Agency — We believe residents have “voice” and are in leadership roles when decisions are made using their “lived experience” to solve problems and create solutions.
 Community Assets — We believe all communities have assets that they should build on to transform early care and learning
 Inclusion — We believe in putting diversity into action by ensuring that all families and their children have equal access to high-quality, culturally responsive early care and learning
 Equity — We believe that all families and children — regardless of different economic, social, or cultural factors — should have the same opportunity for equally high, fair, and just outcomes.

 Collaboration — We believe in the power of collaboration among residents, partners, local governments, and other stakeholders as the most effective means for creating and sustaining system-level change.
 Organizational Sustainability — We believe that to be effective in achieving our mission, we must be a high-performing, diverse, equitable, inclusive, and financially sustainable organization.