Through this program, funders received: An update on the first year of the Missouri Office of Childhood and its Director, Dr. Pam Thomas via virtual webinar recording. An update on the establishment of the Gateway Early Childhood Alliance and its Director, Katie Rahn. A deeper understanding of existing public funds to support early childhood providers, barriers to accessing those funds, and the role philanthropy can play in closing gaps. An opportunity to share their own collaborative or individual funding efforts in the early child space.