Early Childhood Fellow, Family Friend and Neighbor Care

This fellowship is designed for someone who resonates with this belief and is eager to translate them into actionable research, learning, and strategy.

The Early Childhood Fellow will work closely with Donnell-Kay Foundation staff, primarily the foundation’s early childhood lead, to explore how Colorado’s early childhood systems can better support FFN caregivers, with particular attention to accessing financial resources and public supports.

This is not a traditional program officer or grantmaking role. Instead, it is a learning- and project-oriented fellowship intended for a highly self-directed individual who wants time, space, and support to dig deeply into complex policy and systems questions.

The fellowship is especially well-suited for someone in a mid-career transition, a policy or systems thinker seeking applied experience, or a practitioner looking to step back and examine how systems work and how they could function better.