501(c)(3) Nonprofit · Worker Ownership in Education
Putting Schools in the Hands of the People Who Run Them
We acquire privately-owned daycares and preschools and convert them to worker-owned schools — giving educators the chance to own what they build.
WHAT WE DO
We acquire daycares and preschools — and put them in the hands of the teachers who run them.
We Acquire Schools
Daycares and preschools serving 120–200 children from retiring owners with no succession plan.
Teachers Become Owners
Through an ESOP, staff earn real ownership stakes — building wealth after years of service.
The Fund Keeps Growing
Each school repays its acquisition cost — so every dollar you plant seeds the next school.
WHY THIS MATTERS
These Teachers Deserve to Own What They Build
The educators you see every day — laughing, collaborating, pouring themselves into their work — are among the lowest-paid professionals in America. Most have no path to ownership, equity, or retirement savings, even after decades of service.
Thousands of independently-owned daycares are owned by baby boomers approaching retirement with no succession plan. We step in — and put those schools in the hands of the people who run them.
THE MODEL
How It Works
A simple, repeatable engine that turns every donated dollar into permanent worker ownership.
1
We Raise Capital
Donors, corporations, and impact investors fund our acquisition pool — the seed money for each school.
2
We Acquire Schools
We purchase privately-owned daycares and preschools (120–200 children) from retiring owners with no succession plan.
3
Teachers Own It
Through an ESOP structure, teachers and staff earn real ownership stakes — building wealth and stability for their families.
4
The Seed Multiplies
Each school repays its acquisition cost into our revolving fund — compounding impact forever.
FOR THE TEACHERS
Building Wealth for the People Doing the Work
For the first time, the educators who dedicate their careers to early childhood education have a path to real ownership. Not just a job — a stake in something they helped build.
Each converted school gives 20–40 employees an ownership stake through an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) — a proven model for building community wealth.
OUR IMPACT MODEL
Every Dollar Compounds
120–200
Children served per acquired school
20–40
Employees gaining ownership per school
85–90¢
Of every dollar goes directly to acquisitions
Revolving
Fund replenishes with each school — compounding impact forever
This Is What Ownership Looks Like
A teacher reading to children in a school she helped build — and will one day own. That’s the world we’re creating.
TAKE ACTION
Every Dollar is a Seed
You are funding economic justice for low-wage caregivers while strengthening early childhood education in communities across America. Your donation is fully tax-deductible.
All Kids Education LLC DBA The Seedling Fund is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit. EIN on file.