First steps to strong starts: Boston Opportunity Agenda strengthens kindergarten readiness

Kindergarten readiness reflects how children develop across early learning, health and social-emotional domains. These domains are shaped by the experiences and supports they receive in their earliest years. In Boston, preparing children for kindergarten is treated as a shared responsibility, one that depends on how well systems work together to support families long before children…

Preparing for Success Together: Kindergarten Readiness as a Pathway to Economic Mobility in Marin County

When Marin County’s youngest learners walk through the doors of kindergarten, they bring with them more than backpacks and first-day jitters. They arrive with early experiences shaped by their families, neighborhoods and the systems working to support opportunity long before they enter a classroom. Across Marin County, 90 partners in early learning, public health, schools…