The mission of the World Forum Foundation is to promote an on-going global exchange of ideas on the delivery of quality services for young children in diverse settings. ICRI is partnered with the World Forum to support its events, groups, and global networking. Every two years, ICRI and its global change-makers are leading figures at the World Forum on Early Care and Education conference. In addition, ICRI heads up the Global Collaborative OnDesign for Children - the World Forum's Working Group which shares resources, news and ideas on designing effective and nurturing environments for children around the world.

Through its extensive experience of working throughout the Bay Area, ICRI has identified that there is a great need to support and improve early childhood education in the counties of Alameda and Contra Costa. With funding from the Witkin Foundation, ICRI previously implemented the Early Childhood Improvement Project (ECIP) to provide assistance and services to early childhood education programs through teacher training on emergent and innovative curriculum, assistance in designing innovative environments for children, and the implementation of program developments. With Project Bridge, ICRI aims to provide financial assistance to families of students attending Hearts Leap Schools. By offering partial tuition scholarships, Project Bridge supports family stability, promotes educational equity, and maintains continuous enrollment in our preschool programs.

The mission of the World Forum Foundation is to promote an on-going global exchange of ideas on the delivery of quality services for young children in diverse settings. ICRI is partnered with the World Forum to support its events, groups, and global networking. Every two years, ICRI and its global change-makers are leading figures at the World Forum on Early Care and Education conference. In addition, ICRI heads up the Global Collaborative OnDesign for Children - the World Forum's Working Group which shares resources, news and ideas on designing effective and nurturing environments for children around the world.