Empowering the workforce of today. Building the workforce of tomorrow.
Early Matters New Braunfels is working to bring together providers, families, businesses, and community leaders to build a more connected and supportive early childhood system across New Braunfels and Comal County. By investing in high-quality early childhood education today, we can better support working families and help develop a stronger, more skilled workforce for the future.
Alice Jewell | Ben Peterson | Cordell Bunch | Cynthia Ferguson | Dave Paulos | Debbie Carraway Genifer Rucker | James Linneweber | Jeff Jewell | Jennifer Johnson | John Chapman III Johnathan Packer | Julie Tullberg | Kristen Fain | Michele Boggs | Mike Crowley | Morgan Atkinson | Morgan Meyers | Rusty Brockman | Sharon Nittinger | Terry Robinson Veronica Garcia | Wade Ivy | Wendy Carpenter
This ambitious initiative will require business, philanthropic, and public investment. Together, we can create:
Empower providers to increase the number of quality early learning seats.
Strengthen the early learning workforce with professional development and career pathways.
Ensure every family has the resources and knowledge to choose the best educational setting for their children.
Drive innovative and sustainable policies that ensure lasting, communitywide improvements in early learning access and quality.
Quality early childhood education delivers some of the highest returns on investment in human development. From birth to age five, a child’s brain undergoes nearly 90% of its growth, making these early years foundational for cognitive, social, and emotional development. Investing in this community-wide effort strengthens lifelong learning outcomes, expands economic mobility for families, and creates lasting benefits for the entire community.