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Early Learning Corps includes play, song, instruction, activities, conversation, and games and fun activities with young children. The program uses literacy-building activities, numeracy-building activities, and transition songs, and tutors help children learn their ABCs and 123s.
• Ages: 3–5 years old
• Price: Some locations pay a site fee.
Early Learning Corps has the mission to help the youngest learners start strong. It is part of Reading Corps, Math Corps, and Early Learning Corps AmeriCorps tutoring programs, which have served more than 570,000 students since 2003 and are nationally recognized, evidence-based tutoring programs. Early Learning Corps provides proven early learning tutoring in preschools and has served 130,141 students, with more than 2,700 tutors mobilized and more than 63,800 students served across programs in 2024–2025. Each year, the broader programs partner with nearly 2,000 schools and mobilize more than 3,000 tutors across the country, and Early Learning Corps has locations in California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Dakota, and New York. About 90 percent of a child’s brain development happens before the age of 5.
Early Learning Corps promotes individualized learning experiences through play, song, instruction, activities, and conversation, with the goal to prepare preschoolers to be ready for Kindergarten. Preschool students in the program achieve significantly higher assessment scores than their peers by the end of one year and demonstrate greater growth than their peers, regardless of gender, race, or dual language learner status. In one study, 100% of Early Learning Corps students had significantly higher literacy scores on all five early literacy measures, including vocabulary, phonological awareness, and alphabet knowledge. About 99% of school partners, including principals, would recommend Early Learning Corps to others. The tutoring programs are described as cost-effective for schools by providing hundreds of hours of support for students and staff.
Weekly commitment options for Early Learning Corps tutors vary by state: in California, options are 20, 27.5, or 35 hours; in Florida, 15, 27.5, or 37.5 hours; in Minnesota, 15, 25, or 35 hours; in Mississippi, 15, 25, or 32 hours; and in New York, 15, 25, or 32 hours. Positions listed in the program are Early Learning Tutor. Early Learning Corps locations include California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Dakota, and New York, with specific Early Learning Corps locations in California in Fresno, Monterey, and Tulare counties; in Florida in Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Volusia counties; in Minnesota statewide; in Mississippi in Coahoma, Sunflower, and Warren counties; and in New York in Dutchess, Monroe, Orange, and Ulster counties. The organization provides technical support to partner organizations that have licensed Early Learning Corps in Colorado, Michigan, and North Dakota.
Tutors describe their work with Early Learning Corps in several ways. One Early Learning Tutor notes that the lessons taught are games and fun activities rather than work. Another Early Learning Tutor shares being excited about giving kids new learning methods so they remember them as they get older. A tutor reports realizing they were making a difference when children sang out transition songs and learned how to rhyme and count syllables. Wendy, an Early Learning Tutor in Minneapolis, MN, explains that in the children’s eyes the sessions are math games and reading stories, with play that is carefully researched and structured to provide deep learning. Anderson, an Early Learning Tutor in Miami, FL, says that students have progressed and that serving has helped cultivate their desire for learning and increased personal patience.
Last updated July 24, 2026.
• Ages: 3–5 years old
• Price: Some locations pay a site fee.
Early Learning Corps has the mission to help the youngest learners start strong. It is part of Reading Corps, Math Corps, and Early Learning Corps AmeriCorps tutoring programs, which have served more than 570,000 students since 2003 and are nationally recognized, evidence-based tutoring programs. Early Learning Corps provides proven early learning tutoring in preschools and has served 130,141 students, with more than 2,700 tutors mobilized and more than 63,800 students served across programs in 2024–2025. Each year, the broader programs partner with nearly 2,000 schools and mobilize more than 3,000 tutors across the country, and Early Learning Corps has locations in California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Dakota, and New York. About 90 percent of a child’s brain development happens before the age of 5.
Early Learning Corps promotes individualized learning experiences through play, song, instruction, activities, and conversation, with the goal to prepare preschoolers to be ready for Kindergarten. Preschool students in the program achieve significantly higher assessment scores than their peers by the end of one year and demonstrate greater growth than their peers, regardless of gender, race, or dual language learner status. In one study, 100% of Early Learning Corps students had significantly higher literacy scores on all five early literacy measures, including vocabulary, phonological awareness, and alphabet knowledge. About 99% of school partners, including principals, would recommend Early Learning Corps to others. The tutoring programs are described as cost-effective for schools by providing hundreds of hours of support for students and staff.
Weekly commitment options for Early Learning Corps tutors vary by state: in California, options are 20, 27.5, or 35 hours; in Florida, 15, 27.5, or 37.5 hours; in Minnesota, 15, 25, or 35 hours; in Mississippi, 15, 25, or 32 hours; and in New York, 15, 25, or 32 hours. Positions listed in the program are Early Learning Tutor. Early Learning Corps locations include California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, North Dakota, and New York, with specific Early Learning Corps locations in California in Fresno, Monterey, and Tulare counties; in Florida in Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Manatee, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, and Volusia counties; in Minnesota statewide; in Mississippi in Coahoma, Sunflower, and Warren counties; and in New York in Dutchess, Monroe, Orange, and Ulster counties. The organization provides technical support to partner organizations that have licensed Early Learning Corps in Colorado, Michigan, and North Dakota.
Tutors describe their work with Early Learning Corps in several ways. One Early Learning Tutor notes that the lessons taught are games and fun activities rather than work. Another Early Learning Tutor shares being excited about giving kids new learning methods so they remember them as they get older. A tutor reports realizing they were making a difference when children sang out transition songs and learned how to rhyme and count syllables. Wendy, an Early Learning Tutor in Minneapolis, MN, explains that in the children’s eyes the sessions are math games and reading stories, with play that is carefully researched and structured to provide deep learning. Anderson, an Early Learning Tutor in Miami, FL, says that students have progressed and that serving has helped cultivate their desire for learning and increased personal patience.
Last updated July 24, 2026.
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