The goal of StanREADY is to have all children in Stanislaus County enter kindergarten ready to succeed.
StanREADY
Why This Matters
Children need to have certain prerequisite skills to do well in kindergarten. Kindergarten readiness affects future academic achievement and life success. Children develop fundamental skills in early childhood that build strong foundations for reading, math, and social interactions. Studies show that as a child’s kindergarten readiness scores improve, third-grade reading and math scores rise accordingly.
Priority Focus
StanREADY is exploring available education and health data that illustrates the current reality for children ages 0-5 and their parents and families. Initial data show the need to build alignment around early developmental screenings such as the use of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) at health centers and other service providers, and for county-wide adoption of the Kindergarten Student Enrollment Profile (KSEP), a school readiness assessment. We also recognize the value of parent engagement and its impact on the success of the child and family.
Percent of Children Ready for Kindergarten
UNIVERSE: Kindergartners who took the KSEP in the fall who scored “Ready-to-Go”.
SOURCE: Stanislaus READS Data Portal as of 01/08/2020.
Key Insights/challenges
We need to align healthcare and early education outcomes with a focus on the child and the whole family.
Available shared data in the 0-5 space is a challenge StanREADY is working to solve. We seek to align data systems across sectors so we have a better understanding of the whole child experience.
With the limited data that we have, we see disparities between gender, income, and access to formal early childhood education programs. Closing these equity gaps is central to our collective action.
Ready for Kindergarten, 2019-2020 School Year
UNIVERSE: Kindergartners who took the KSEP in the fall who scored “Ready-to-Go”.
SOURCE: Stanislaus READS Data Portal as of 01/08/2020.
Team Leaders
Karina franco
Family Resource Center Director, Sierra Vista & Family Services
KFranco@sierravistacares.org
violeta cuevas
Head Start Governance and Community Specialist, Child and Family Services, Stanislaus County Office of Education
vcuevas@stancoe.org
tanya vander weide
Director of Child Development Programs,
Salida Union School District tvanderweide@salida.k12.ca.us
“It is important to me because I am a mom of 3 children who are going to school and living in Stanislaus. Working for CHS my job is to create programs and lead activities that strengthen families in our community but my most important job is to make sure my children are given opportunities and experiences they need at home, at school and in their community to thrive. I know there are many parents in our community who want the best for their children. I want to help bring their voice to the table and give them hope for a better future for their children.”