Early Moments Matter.
More than ever.
And it takes a village, and some new ideas, to raise a child.
Early Ideas has been set up to design, develop & build ways to harness technology to promote early childhood development. We want to build things for everyone, but are especially focused on the least well-off. We bring international & interdisciplinary experience from academia, industry, government - & our lives - to develop our ideas, to try to build both with & for babies, toddlers, parents & carers.
Intro
We are - like a baby - young, but ambitious. We want to make things that both work, & that can work at scale. We mostly come from backgrounds in, or still work in, the public sector or academia, but we also recognise how important business - when done right - can be to reaching scale. We’re excited by new technologies, but we are also cautious & know that they can harm as well as help. We think that through bridging some creativity, new ideas & new investment to the science of the early years we can have a huge impact on children’s futures.
Our Work
Who we are
Early Ideas was founded in 2023 by Rob Hughes and Al van Heerden. We have assembled a brilliant group of advisers too.