Ready At Five is a small organization with a big mission.
Founded in 1992 in response to the first National Education Goal: "All children will enter school ready to learn," we are dedicated to elevating school readiness for all Maryland children.
We accomplish this mission through four strategic priorities:
- Communicate Maryland's school readiness data and national research to inform early care and education practice, policy, and investment decisions.
- Generate public awareness and engage constituents to invest in early care and education and school readiness.
- Identify, create, and transfer innovative practices and resources to improve the early care and education experiences of young children.
- Collaborate with stakeholders to help ensure that all Maryland children have high-quality early learning experiences.
Ready At Five is a self-sustaining, board-designated program of the Maryland Business Roundtable for Education (our fiscal agent). For nearly two decades, our statewide, jurisdictional, and community-level work has been instrumental in Maryland's impressive readiness gains, moving from 49% in school year 2001-2002 to 81% in school year 2010-2011.
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