About Early Math Counts: Powered by Early Discovery Network
Closing the
math achievement gap
In 2012, the University of Illinois Chicago College of Education launched the Math at Home (now Early Math Counts) website with a grant from the CME Group Foundation to give early childhood educators in Illinois the knowledge and skills they need to boost children’s mastery of early math.
The CME Group Foundation provided additional funding in 2016 to support the development of Early Math Counts—a free, online professional development program for early childhood educators across the nation.
Since that time, thousands of early childhood professionals have visited our website each month and enrolled in our Early Math Counts professional development series to learn how to integrate math into their early learning environments and activities.
Early Math Counts has four core objectives:
- To give early childhood educators the knowledge and skills they need to teach early math
- To help early childhood educators set up environments that promote math literacy
- To provide math activities and lessons that foster the development of early math skills
- To help create a world of math-literate children
Questions or comments? Please contact us at info@earlymathcounts.org.
About Early Discovery Network
Early Discovery Network helps early childhood educators build the knowledge, confidence, and practical skills they need to create engaging learning experiences for young children.
We specialize in early mathematics, science, engineering, and school readiness, translating research and best practices into approaches educators can use every day. Through professional development workshops, classroom coaching, consultation, and free online learning resources, we support educators and programs in strengthening both teacher knowledge and practice, both in the classroom and in natural spaces.
Early Discovery Network is home to Early Math Counts, Early Science Matters, Engineering Explorers, and Ready Child, a collection of research-informed resources designed specifically for early childhood educators and families.
Our goal is simple: to make high-quality, practical early childhood professional learning accessible and useful, and to help educators turn what they learn into meaningful experiences for young children.
About the CME Group Foundation
The CME Group Foundation was created in 2008 and endowed with a gift of $16 million from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Trust. The Foundation works to advance the economy by supporting education from cradle to career, primarily in the Chicago region. CME’s early education funding is largely centered on its Early Math Education Initiative, which aims to improve math skills in the birth-through-third-grade demographic.