Program Description

  Children's Opportunity Alliance (COA)

Designated as Montgomery County's Early Care and Education Coordinating Entity on July 12, 2022, under Bill 42-21, the Children's Opportunity Alliance, formerly the Children's Opportunity Fund (COF), under the auspice of the Greater Washington Community Foundation (GWCF), was charged with building an equitable, high-quality, accessible, and sustainable early childhood system to support the well-being of children and families in the County. The COA is also charged with identifying and impacting systemic inequities and structurally violent practices, and structures that create access barriers for vulnerable, and racially and ethnically diverse populations. The COA's charge is supported and directed by a 21-voting member board comprised of parents/guardians, center-based providers, family childcare providers, employers, philanthropy, non-profit organizations, Montgomery College, the Universities at Shady Grove, and ex officio appointees from Montgomery County Public Schools, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of Management and Budget, and County Council.