Ready4K Results

As a public benefit corporation, we measure success by the positive impact we make on the families and communities we serve.

Families Supported

Texts Sent

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% of Ready4K Families Who Qualify for Income-Based Services

School Year 2021 Survey Results

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of parents say that Ready4K helped make learning a part of every day

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of parents say that Ready4K activities helped them communicate with their child

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of parents said that Ready4K increased their confidence in their ability to support their child’s learning

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of parents said that Ready4K messages helped them solve parenting problems

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of parents said that Ready4K helped strengthen their relationship with their child

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of parents said that Ready4K helped them feel that support is available to them

Our research-based quarterly surveys allow us to ensure we understand what families need from the Ready4K program. Every Ready4K partner can access the results of their families’ responses through the Ready4K Dashboard. We also create an End-of-Year Impact Report for every partner.

Combined with additional data in the Ready4K Dashboard, this makes it easy to meet federal and state family engagement reporting requirements, generate reports for boards and Parent Council meetings, and keep all your stakeholders on the same page.

What Parents Receiving Ready4K Messages Say

"Getting ideas to help them engage in conversation, understanding different objects and shapes the represent."

"They're always a good reminder to be intentional with my child when we do day-to-day activities."

"With the suggestions you suggest I use them right away & use them over & over. My daughter remembers repetition & she is progressing very well."

"It has increased her engagement with us and us with her, so that has been nice!"

"I have found ways for her to elaborate conversationally in ways I wouldn't normally have thought of."

"[Ready4K] is the same as having a life coach.. .very well needed and appreciated."

"With working full time, picking up from daycare, there is precious little time in the evening to connect with the family beyond dinner, these ideas help 👍."

"I appreciate the thoughtful suggestions and recommendations as daily reminders to be proactive in my children's development."

"Nos van guiando a sacar provecho de cada cosa cada sonido todo lo enseñado aplica hasta para mi bebé que tiene 15 meses y se ven los resultados ([Ready4K] guides us to take advantage of each thing, each sound. Everything they've taught applies even to my baby, who is 15 months old, and I can see the results.)"

"Que es muy importante la comunicación y también La forma de comunicarnos con los hijos pequeños para ayudarlos en su aprendizaje. ([I've learned] that communication is very important and also how to communicate with young children to help them in their learning.)"

Meeting Partners’ Goals

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Case Study: WCCUSD Strengthens the Home-School Connection with Diverse Families

Learn how West Contra Costa Unified School District strengthened their home-school connections through low-tech family engagement

Case Study: Using Family Engagement Data for Continuous Improvement

For Jumpstart, achieving kindergarten readiness means using data for continuous improvement. Which is one of the reasons they partner with Ready4K.

Mortar and Bricks: How Tennessee’s Early Literacy Champions Achieved the Extraordinary

This is the story of how a small team with a clear focus, and an unwavering commitment to helping Tennessee children grow and thrive, achieved the extraordinary

Case Study: Montana OPI Migrant Education Program and Ready4K

By Mary Westervelt, director of marketing Across the country, the US agricultural sector relies on migrant workers. Migrant families work everywhere from the dairy farms of Vermont to the berry fields of southern California to the fisheries of...

Case Study: Supporting Kamehameha ‘Ohana Where They Are

By Mary Westervelt, director of marketing & communications Dr. Wai‘ale‘ale Sarsona has a mission: to increase access to early learning for families in Hawai'i. Like school leaders across the country, Sarsona faced unexpected challenges when...

Case Study: A Safety Net and a Springboard

By Curran Mahowald, partnerships manager Preventing and mitigating the effects of trauma was already a focus back in 2019 when Principal Domenic Russo first presented his vision for Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) and social and emotional...

Case Study: Meeting Wake County Parents Where They Are

By Mary Westervelt, director of marketing and communications Literacy doesn’t occur in isolation. That simple statement is at the heart of WAKE Up and Read, a coalition of 35 different agencies and organizations across Wake County founded...

Case Study: Evidence to Impact for Sequatchie Valley Head Start

By Maya Sussman, director of product With centers spread across five counties and almost 2,000 square miles, Sequatchie Valley Head Start (SVHS) serves families living in a large area of rural Tennessee, at the Southern end of the Appalachian...

What Partners Say

“We need to invest in things that parents don’t have to show up for, things that show up for parents in their homes.”

Angela Glore

Executive Director

First 5 Del Norte

"We've all miscalculated how desperately families really wanted something like this."

James Pond

President

Governor's Early Literacy Foundation

"Parents really appreciate that it is simple, doesn't require anything additional, and stays on their phone."

Lori Krzeszewski

Director

WAKE Up and Read

"The biggest surprise was how easy the process was."

Amy Reyes

Early Learning Specialist

Wyoming DOE

"Ready4K is a great way to remind families that as a Catholic church, we're rooting for them."

Michael Coppotelli

Senior Associate Superintendent of Schools

Catholic Schools in the Archdiocese of New York

“The Ready4K program is a resource for families that is practical and will actually help them advance their child’s development not only academically but also socially and emotionally.”

Meenoo Yashar

Chief, Early Education Department

San Francisco Unified School District

“What I love about it is that I can send out messages like ‘we’ve got a meeting at this time and place.’ And they all get it — Boom.”

Pat Lowthian

Project Manager

Montana Migrant Education Program

“It’s not something that you have to manage. I don’t have to worry about putting together the data. And I don’t have to formulate a report - I love that part.”

Sherry Peterson

Director of Success by 6

United Way of Coastal Bend