Ready or Not: What We Do and Don’t Know About Children’s Readiness for Kindergarten in Colorado

Next month, more than 50,000 children will step into Colorado public school classrooms for their first day of kindergarten. In our new research brief we point to areas where important questions remain and make recommendations for improving the state's kindergarten readiness data collection and reporting system.

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Striving for Access, Quality, & Equity

We partner with public and private stakeholders to accelerate systemic change for children, prenatal to age eight, across all domains of the Early Childhood Colorado Framework.

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  • Family Support & Education
  • Health & Well-Being
  • Learning & Development

ImpactBy the Numbers

We help improve the systems that support young children and their families.

64

Colorado counties impacted by Early Milestones initiatives

$ 35M

in leveraged support for local efforts

101

active partnerships with local, state, and national stakeholders

Our RoleThe Heart of Our Work

Independent
Expertise

We leverage our non-partisan expert role to affect change across areas of early childhood development.

Connectivity

We provide a hub and conduit for learnings and ideas so we can improve together.

Action

Whether it’s research, technical support, or a learning community, we equip stakeholders with the resources they need to make change happen.

Advancement

We work to improve early childhood issues and policies. We promote innovation and successful strategies and support others to advance them.

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