Carnegie Mellon University Children's School general fund supports all aspects of our mission. Past donations have been used to enhance our playground, library, Make Shop, and Imagination Playground.

The Ann Baldwin Taylor Early Childhood Scholarship Fund provides tuition assistance for children who attend the Children's School whose families demonstrate financial need. This scholarship fund was established in 2015 to honor Dr. Ann Baldwin Taylor, founding director, who led the Children's School from 1968 to 1993. In 2022-23, two children attending the Children’s School received scholarships from this fund.

The Sharon McCoy Carver Early Childhood Professional Development Fund provides support for early childhood educators to engage in professional development locally, nationally, and internationally to improve their ability to model current best practices and explore innovations in the field of early childhood education.

Check By Mail

Please make your check payable to "Carnegie Mellon University" and list "Carnegie Mellon University Children's School", "The Ann Baldwin Taylor Early Childhood Scholarship Fund", and/or "Sharon McCoy Carver Early Childhood Professional Development Fund" on the "memo" line.

Send your check to:

Carnegie Mellon University
PO Box 371525
Pittsburgh, PA 15251-7525

Payroll Deduction

Carnegie Mellon faculty and staff may make their gift to the Children's School through payroll deduction. Download an authorization form from the Faculty & Staff Payroll Deduction website and indicate "Carnegie Mellon University Children's School", "The Ann Baldwin Taylor Early Childhood Scholarship Fund", and/or "Sharon McCoy Carver Early Childhood Professional Development Fund" on the "Designate my gift to:" line.

Central PA Scholarship Fund

Individuals and corporations can work with the Central PA Scholarship Fund (CPSF) to designate scholarship funding to the Children’s School. In 2022-23, 4 children attending the Children’s School received funding from CPSF.

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2022-23 Pre-K Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (PKEITC)

• 29 children received funding to attend Pre-K programs at 2 approved Preschools in Allegheny County.
  • 15 children attended Crafton Heights Community Preschool.
  • 14 children attend the Children’s School.
• $3,353 was the average amount of scholarship awarded.
• The total amount of scholarship provided was $97,240.

2022-23 Educational Improvement Tax Credit Scholarship Organization (EITCSO)

• 2 children received funding to attend our full day, licensed, and NAEYC accredited Kindergarten.
• $2,200 was the average amount of scholarship awarded.
• The total amount of scholarship provided was $4,400.

2022-23 Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program (OSTC)

• 28 children received funding to attend 10 different schools:
  • 26 children in Allegheny County
  • 2 children in Westmoreland County
• $3,771 was the average amount of scholarship awarded.
• The total amount of scholarship provided was $105,600.