How to Fund Ready4K
As an evidence-based family engagement program, Ready4K is an allowable use of many state and federal education funding sources. And if you serve economically disadvantaged families, apply for our Equity Grant today.
Schools and Districts
Ready4K is a high impact, low lift way to use your Title I, Title III, Title IV, Title V, and ESSER dollars.
Title I
Ready4K qualifies as part of any school or
district’s required written parent and family engagement policy, as well as for the 1% of Title I funds reserved for Parent and Family Engagement.
ESSER
Ready4K meets all of the requirements of the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund, including ARP ESSER and ESSER III Funds.
Title III
Ready4K qualifies as part of any school or district’s required written parent and family engagement policy, as well as for the Title III funds reserved for Parent, Family and Community Engagement.
Head Start
These are some of the funding strategies Head Starts have used to bring Ready4K Core, Ready4K Trauma-Informed, and Ready4K Personalized Learning to their families.
Head Start Trauma Informed
Informed by SAMHSA’s 4Rs, built on a robust evidence base, and closely aligned to Head Start requirements, Ready4K Trauma-Informed can be supported through funds set aside for family engagement, Head Start Quality Improvement Funds, and COVID-19 funding, among others.
PFCE Framework
Ready4K meets all the requirements and the highest level of evidence as a “Evidence/Research-Based” curriculum in the Parenting Curricula Review Databases compiled by the National Center on Parent, Family, and Community Engagement.
Early Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF)
Ready4K leverages the power of text messaging to send evidence-based messages addressing each of the Central Domains in the ELOF: Social & Emotional Development; Language & Literacy; Cognition; and, Perceptual, Motor, & Physical Development.