Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative Employee Directory
Education Administration ProgramsMichigan, United States11-50 Employees
Early Learning Neighborhood Collaborative (ELNC) operates in the Education Administration Programs sector and is based at 908 Bridge Street Northwest, Grand Rapids, Michigan 49504, United States, with a staff of 11 to 50 employees. The organization designs and implements an intentional preschool service system to provide, expand, and sustain the capacity of high-quality early care and education programs in vulnerable Grand Rapids neighborhoods. Its mission is to provide targeted neighborhood collaborative partners with technical, developmental, and educational support to increase accessibility of early educational resources for vulnerable children. The vision describes a community where all children, regardless of neighborhood, thrive developmentally and educationally and become self-sufficient adults. ELNC's core values emphasize outcomes, cultural competence, creativity and innovation, and a place-based approach. A May 2026 report states that ELNC reduced its headcount by 35 on July 1, 2023, and that the organization shut down in 2023 following fraud, resulting in the loss of funding for several preschools.