Fort Worth is creating a city where all kids have the chance to succeed, families are supported, and businesses thrive.

School/Child Care Innovators

See where our partners are collaborating to elevate and increase student outcomes.

Recent Achievements Highlight

Catch up on ways Fort Worth is improving student success and childhood outcomes.

Best Places for Working Parents

Learn from our portfolio of local case studies featuring Fort Worth businesses that are innovating to support working parents – and attracting and retaining top talent!

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"Education IS economic development. We are implementing a whole community approach to boost child & family outcomes. From businesses leading the way in family-friendly practices to nonprofits serving students & families, to schools being creative in their approaches to maximizing student achievement, we are supporting innovation across our city to build Forth Worth as the BEST PLACE FOR KIDS!"

- MAYOR BETSY PRICE, FORT WORTH

Our Vision

A city built so that every child has the opportunity for learning and life success.

Fort Worth strives to provide quality, affordable early learning and development opportunities for EVERY child, beginning at birth. We know that 90% of brain development occurs by age 5 – and children that have access to quality early education experience higher high school graduation rates, better long-term health outcomes and higher wages earned as adults. Early education is a key strategic lever for Fort Worth’s future.

Families are supported with the resources they need.

We support families through a whole-community approach in our schools and neighborhoods, connecting families to a diverse array of community resources, parent information, events, and opportunities that are often free of cost or low-cost to parents and their children. Additionally, our working parents benefit from our local businesses who are leading the way in family-friendly policies and practices.

Employers put families first.

Our business community has implemented research-backed policies that are proven to help families and build a more loyal, productive, and strong workforce. As the 13th largest city in the U.S., our employers must innovate to attract and retain a competitive workforce. Fort Worth employers have seen the benefit of implementing family-friendly policies that are ALSO business-friendly. See our top 10 policies that benefit businesses’ bottom line.

Who We Are

Best Place for Kids! is an unprecedented local public-private partnership led by Mayor Betsy Price and Fort Worth partners including the City of Fort Worth, philanthropic foundations, nonprofits, business leaders, and experts in quality early learning and child care, community schools, and early education policy – dedicated to lifting up innovative practices and broadening support for strategies that make Fort Worth the Best Place for Kids!