THE OUNCE

Public advocacy to promote awareness of the importance of investing in, expanding access to and providing quality early care and learning programs for children from birth to age five

Educational services, namely, programs for infants and children in the fields of literacy, language, mathematics, emotional and social development and the arts and programs for parents in the fields of early childhood development, nutrition, financial literacy, healthcare, parenting skills, post-secondary and adult education; training services for early childhood professionals in the field of early childhood education and development; research in the field of early childhood education; development of curriculum and birth-to-college educational program models consisting of textbooks, handbooks, resource guides, manuals, and web applications in the field of early childhood education

Family support services, namely, providing mental health services; doula services for birth and postpartum, namely, experienced labor companion who provides families both emotional and physical support throughout the entire labor and delivery