School Readiness

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School Readiness

The school readiness system encompasses a broad array of programs and policies that prepare children for school so that they are healthy and ready to succeed. From tracking early education program such as Head Start to monitoring quality in child care, to evaluating home visiting programs, NNIP partners are committed to improving the chances of children in disadvantaged neighborhoods and working towards increasing integration across parts of the school readiness system.
Related Activities:
Children's Optimal Health launches new website
August 24, 2012
Children's Optimal Health
Austin


Children's Optimal Health is pleased to announce that we have launched a new  website. Many of our maps and all of our published reports are available for download through the site. There... [read more]

Childcare Supply and Demand Assessment
October 2011
Community Research Partners
Columbus


CRP is undertaking research for Action for Children to identify the supply of, and demand for, childcare services for the next three-to-five years in Franklin County. The project includes... [read more]

Miami-Dade County’s Quality Counts Program Participates in National Study
May 2011
The Children's Trust
Miami


Quality Counts, Miami-Dade County’s quality rating improvement system (QRIS) for early care and education programs, is participating in two in-depth studies of state and local QRIS conducted... [read more]

Urban Strategies Council Provides Analysis to African American Male Achievement Initiative
2010 - 2012
Urban Strategies Council
Oakland


In late 2010, the Urban Strategies Council and Oakland Unified School District, in partnership with the East Bay Community Foundation, launched a bold new initiative aimed at addressing the... [read more]

Full Service Community Schools Strategic Planning for Oakland Unified School District
2010 - 2011
Urban Strategies Council
Oakland


Urban Strategies Council facilitated, with the Oakland Unified School District, a nine-month planning process with the multi-stakeholder Full Service Community Task Force.  We produced a... [read more]

Related Cross-Site Projects:
School Readiness and Early Grade Success Initiative
October 2007 - August 2010
Funder: Annie E. Casey Foundation
Contact: Leah Hendey , lhendey@urban.org
Partners: Atlanta, Chattanooga, Cleveland, Denver, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, Providence


Eight partners were selected through a competitive process to participate in the iniative (see partners listed on the right).  The project utilized the work of Charlie Bruner (Des Moines) who... [read more]

Related Publications:
Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance
Baltimore
Vital Signs 11
April 22, 2013
Report - By: BNIA-JFI
Vital Signs 11 Data
Community Information Now (CI:NOW)
San Antonio
What's New at CI:NOW
October 2012
News article - By: Laura C. McKieran
What's New at CI:NOW Newsletter
Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development
Cleveland
Data Empowered: Community Development and NEO CANDO 2010+
July 17, 2012
Presentation - By: Claudia Coulton
Data Empowered: Community Development and NEO CANDO 2010+
The Piton Foundation
Denver
Infographic: Every day, 10 children are born in the Children's Corridor
August 2011
Website - By: The Piton Foundation
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Infographic - Children's Corridor website
The Piton Foundation
Denver
The Children's Corridor
August 2011
Website - By: The Piton Foundation
The Children's Corridor
Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development
Cleveland
Collaboration and data in a County Initiative: Cuyahoga County Invest in Children
May 12, 2011
Presentation - By: Claudia Coulton
PPT
Watch Video
Community Research Institute
Grand Rapids
Early Childhood Indicators for the Kent County Great Start Collaborative, Kent Count, MI. (Baseline Data Report)
May 2011
Report - By: Community Research Institute
Link
Data Driven Detroit (D3)
Detroit
Right Start 2011
May 2011
Website - By: Data Driven Detroit
Link
Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action
Memphis
InfoWorks Memphis: Community Profiles
September 1, 2010
Report - By: Tk Buchanan
InfoWorks Memphis Community Profiles
Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action
Memphis
Greater Memphis Partnership Housing and Neighborhoods Baseline Report
September 2010
Report - By: Phyllis Betts, Tk Buchanan, Robert Brimhall, Jackson Gilman, Carol Gothe
Greater Memphis Partnership Baseline Report
The Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
Using Data to Promote Collaboration in Local School Readiness Systems
August 2010
Report - By: Tom Kingsley, Leah Hendey
Link
Neighborhood Nexus
Atlanta
School Readiness and Early Grade Success in Atlanta: Are Children in the Greater Atlanta Area Ready to Learn?
February 2010
Report - By: Michael J. Rich, Moshe Haspel
PDF
Neighborhood Nexus
Atlanta
School Readiness and Early Grade Success Consultation Memo Atlanta, GA
October 31, 2009
Report - By: Michael J. Rich
DOC
Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action
Memphis
It Takes a Village: A Working Report on Community and Neighborhood Assets and Indicators for Early Childhood Well-Being and School Readiness in Memphis and Shelby County, Tennessee
October 2009
Report - By: Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action, School of Urban Affairs and Public Policy, University of Memphis
PDF
Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies
Chattanooga
What it Takes: Preparing Hamilton County for Early Grade Success
July 16, 2009
Report - By: David Eichenthal
DOC
The Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
School Readiness and Early Grade Success Update
May 14, 2009
Presentation - By: Leah Hendey, Tom Kingsley
PPT
The Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
Promoting School Readiness and Early Grade Success in Neighborhoods: Findings from Nine Cities
March 6, 2009
Presentation - By: Leah Hendey, Tom Kingsley
PPT
The Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
Promoting School Readiness and Early Grade Success in Neighborhoods: Findings from Nine Cities
March 6, 2009
Presentation - By: Leah Hendey, G. Thomas Kingsley
PPT
Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies
Chattanooga
The Future School Readiness in Chattanooga, Tennessee
March 2, 2009
Report - By: Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies
PDF
The Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
NNIP Early Childhood Session
November 13, 2008
Presentation - By: Leah Hendey
PPT
Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development
Cleveland
Findings from the School Readiness Brief for Cuyahoga County, Ohio
November 13, 2008
Presentation - By: Claudia J. Coulton, Rob Fischer, Paige Hardy, Nina Lalich, Kristen Mikelbank
PPT
Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action
Memphis
Early Childhood and School Readiness: What's Neighborhood Got To Do With It?
November 13, 2008
Presentation - By: Phyllis Betts.
PPT
The Piton Foundation
Denver
Key Findings from our School Readiness Work
November 13, 2008
Presentation - By: Matt Barry
PPT
The Children's Trust
Miami
Because All Children Are Our Children
November 13, 2008
Presentation - By: Lisa Pittman
PPT
The Piton Foundation
Denver
The School Readiness of Denver's Communities: Community Forum Report
November 2008
Report - By: Matthew Berry, Lisa Montagu, Pamela Buckley
PDF
The Piton Foundation
Denver
Are Denver's Communities Ready for Kids? A Brief for Individuals and Organizations Working to Improve Child Outcomes in Denver, Colorado
September 2008
Report - By: Matthew Barry, Lisa Montagu, Pamela Buckley, Ph.D
PDF
Nonprofit Center of Milwaukee
Milwaukee
Focusing the Evidence: An Early Childhood Brief
September 2008
Report - By: Michael Barndt, Jeri Rose, Jeff Arp, Todd Clausen
PDF
Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies
Chattanooga
School Readiness and Early Grade Success in Hamilton County, Tennessee
July 2008
Report - By: Dr. Eileen Robertson Rehberg, David Eichenthal, Shelby Kain
DOC
Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development
Cleveland
Assessing Factors Influencing School Readiness
June 2008
Report - By: Claudia J. Coulton, Rob Fischer, Paige Hardy, Nina Lalich, Kristen Mikelbank
DOC
Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development
Cleveland
Supplemental Maps for Cleveland’s Assessing Factors Influencing School Readiness
June 2008
Report - By: Claudia J. Coulton, Rob Fischer, Paige Hardy, Nina Lalich, Kristen Mikelbank
DOC
The Children's Trust
Miami
Initial School Readiness and Early Success Brief, Miami-Dade County, Florida
June 2008
Report - By: The Children's Trust, The Early Childhood Initiative Foundation, The Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe
PDF
The Children's Trust
Miami
School Readiness and Early School Success Consultation Memo Miami-Dade County, Florida
June 2008
Report - By: The Children's Trust, The Early Childood Initiative Foundation, The Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe
PDF
Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development
Cleveland
Local Consultation Memo for Cleveland, Ohio
May 23, 2008
Report - By: Claudia J. Coulton, Rob Fischer
DOC
The Providence Plan
Providence
Revisiting School Readiness Data: An Examination of Select Indicators in Providence
May 2008
Report - By: The Providence Plan
PDF
The Piton Foundation
Denver
Consultancy Brief for Denver, Colorado
May 2008
Report - By: Matthew Barry, Lisa Montagu, Pamela Buckley
DOC
The Children's Trust
Miami
Systems Scan for Miami, Florida
March 2008
Report - By: The Children's Trust, The Early Childhood Initiative Foundation, The Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe
PDF
The Providence Plan
Providence
Systems Scan for Providence, Rhode Island
February 20, 2008
Report - By: The Providence Plan
PDF
Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies
Chattanooga
Systems Scan for Chattanooga, Tennessee
February 15, 2008
Report - By: Dr. Eileen Robertson Rehberg, David Eichenthal, Shelby Kain
DOC
Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development
Cleveland
Systems Scan for Cleveland, Ohio
February 2008
Report - By: Claudia J. Coulton, Rob Fischer
DOC
Emory University
Atlanta
Systems Scan for Atlanta, Georgia
January 2008
Report - By: Michael J. Rich, Alicia Sanchez, Becky Winslow
DOC
The Piton Foundation
Denver
Systems Scan for Denver, Colorado
2008
Report - By: Matthew Barry , Lisa Montagu, Pamela Buckley, Ph.D
PDF
Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action
Memphis
Systems Scan for Memphis, Tennessee
January 2008
Report - By: Center for Community Building and Neighborhood Action at the University of Memphis
DOC
The Urban Institute
NNIP Coordinator
NNIP School Readiness & Success Initiative
October 4, 2007
Presentation - By: Leah Hendey
PDF

School Readiness Resource Guide and Toolkit
September 1, 2007
Report - By: Charlie Bruner
PDF
Related Webinars:
African American Male Achievement in OUSD: An Overview
May 30, 2012 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Speakers: Junious Wiliams, Steve Spiker, Tony Smith, OUSD Superintendent, Chris Chatmon, ED for African American Male Achievement at OUSD


On May 30th at 10am Pacific, Urban Strategies Council and the Oakland Unified School... [read more]



Related Stories:

Measuring School Readiness at the Community Level Helps Support
August 29, 2011

Numerous groups and initiatives in Seattle-King County have focused on improving school readiness and engaging parents, early childhood educators and school districts. Several efforts were pivotal...

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