Programs

  • Program 1 [2020]

    2020 IMPACT HIGHTLIGHTS: DEMONSTRATING THAT EARLY CHILDHOOD IS A COMMUNITY PRIORITY: - SINCE 2009, KINDERGARTEN READINESS HAS INCREASED FROM 43 TO 70% PER AN EARLY LITERACY MEASURE. ACCELERATE ACCESS TO YEAR ROUND EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING EXPERIENCES: - AWARDED OVER 200 ACCESS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PRESCHOOL TUITION DURING THE TRADITIONAL SCHOOL YEAR. - COLLABORATION WITH NAVIGATION OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM THROUGH REFERRALS TO STATE AND FEDERAL PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS AND OTTAWA COUNTIES HELP ME GROW CARE COORDINATION TEAM. - CREATED HIGH QUALITY SUMMER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 70 INCOMING KINDERGARTNERS AND CAREGIVERS. THIS PROGRAM, START SCHOOL READY, IS A READINESS ACCELERATOR THAT OVER 7 YEARS HAS SHOWN STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN EARLY LITERACY AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL READINESS. COVID CONSTRAINTS REQUIRED THAT THE PROGRAM BE HELD IN LOCAL PARKS WITH CHILD AND CAREGIVER IN ATTENDANCE. IT INCREASED FAMILY CONFIDENCE IN KINDERGARTEN READINESS. ENHANCE WORLD-CLASS EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONAL TALENT: - ENHANCED TRUSTED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH REACH OUT AND READ: OVER 6,000 WELL CHILD VISITS WERE ENHANCED WITH DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE BOOKS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDER CONVERSATIONS, DELIVERED KINDERGARTEN READINESS KITS TO NEARLY 800 SOON TO BE KINDERGARTNERS - ENHANCED PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN EDUCATOR'S APPROACHES TO EARLY LITERACY AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL READINESS THROUGH COMMUNITY OFFERINGS: THE LITTLE READ AND START SCHOOL READY - ENHANCED RELATIONSHIPS AND PEER LEARNING THROUGH EARLY EDUCATOR ROUNDTABLES. INNOVATE TO EXPAND EARLY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES: - ALIGNED AND CONNECTED PRE-K AND KINDERGARTEN EDUCATORS THROUGH PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT THAT FOCUSED ON EARLY LITERACY AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL READINESS - IMPLEMENTED A FOUR-WEEK NATURE BASED EDUCATION EXPERIENCE, START SCHOOL READY. THIS STRATEGY HELPED FILL THE YEAR ROUND NEED FOR HIGH QUALITY LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ACCELERATE KINDERGARTEN READINESS -MAINTAINED START SCHOOL READY EXPANSION THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS WITH THREE SCHOOL SYSTEMS: HOLLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ZEELAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS, AND HAMILTON COMMUNITY SCHOOLS.
    Geographies
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    Dates
    Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $569.1K

  • Early Childhood Learning Initiatives

    2023 IMPACT HIGHTLIGHTS: DEMONSTRATING THAT EARLY CHILDHOOD IS A COMMUNITY PRIORITY: SINCE 2009, KINDERGARTEN READINESS IN COHORT GROUP INCREASED FROM 43 TO 70% PER AN EARLY LITERACY MEASURE.ACCELERATE ACCESS TO YEAR-ROUND EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING EXPERIENCES: AWARDED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PRESCHOOL TUITION DURING THE TRADITIONAL SCHOOL YEAR. COLLABORATION WITH NAVIGATION OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM THROUGH REFERRALS TO STATE AND FEDERAL PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS AND OTTAWA COUNTIES HELP ME GROW CARE COORDINATION TEAM. CREATED HIGH QUALITY SUMMER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 111 INCOMING KINDERGARTNERS AND CAREGIVERS. THIS PROGRAM, KINDERGARTEN READINESS CAMP, IS A READINESS ACCELERATOR THAT OVER 10 YEARS HAS SHOWN STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT INCREASES IN EARLY LITERACY AND SOCIAL EMOTIONAL READINESS.ENHANCE EARLY CHILDHOOD PROFESSIONAL TALENT: ENHANCED TRUSTED HEALTHCARE PROVIDER RELATIONSHIPS THROUGH REACH OUT AND READ: 256,739 WELL CHILD VISITS WERE ENHANCED WITH DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE BOOKS AND HEALTHCARE CONVERSATIONS.COLLABERATION WITH OTTAWA AREA ISD TO CREATE AN EARLY CHILDHOOD DASHBOARD TO IDENTIFY CHILDCARE OPENINGS AND A NETWORK RESOURCE FOR FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS.
    Geographies
    Not indicated
    Dates
    Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023
    Source
    990
    No causes provided
    No populations provided
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    $922.8K