Congratulations to First Book!
We'd like to congratulate our friends at First Book for receiving the 2015 David M. Rubenstein Prize, the largest of three literacy prizes awarded by the Library of Congress! Check out the powerful new...
View ArticleWe are Pleased to Share our Work in 2015!
There is work to be done and Ready At Five is doing its part to increase the number of children entering kindergarten ready to succeed. Please click here to see our 2015 Annual Report!
View ArticleHelp your Child Learn to Communicate with our March ParentTip!
From the very first days of his life, your child is learning to communicate. Language and literacy are how your child learns to express his needs and understand others by talking, listening, and...
View ArticleSave the Dates!
Make sure to save the dates for these two upcoming events! A Community Conversation: Successful Strategies to Reach English Learners and their Families with Sylvia Acevedo on April 19th and our...
View ArticleRegistration Deadline is April 11th!
Don't miss out on A Community Conversation: Successful Strategies to Reach English Learners and their Families with Sylvia Acevedo on April 19th!
View ArticleCelebrate The Week of the Young Child with this Fun Activity for Music Monday!
It's Music Monday in celebration of the Week of the Young Child! Try this activity with your young child and share a picture on our Facebook Page! Make your own instruments. For example, make a drum...
View ArticleCelebrate the Week of the Young Child with this fun activity for STEM Tuesday!
It's STEM Tuesday in celebration of the Week of the Young Child! Try this activity with your young child and share a picture! Fill a plastic tub (or the bathtub) with water.Show your child four objects...
View ArticleCelebrate The Week Of The Young Child With This Fun Activity For Read Aloud...
It's Read Aloud Wednesday in celebration of the Week of the Young Child! Try this activity with your young child and share a picture on our Facebook page! Hold your child on your lap. Hold the book...
View ArticleCelebrate The Week of the Young Child with these Fun Activities for Thrive...
It's Thrive Thursday in celebration of the Week of the Young Child! Try these healthy activities with your young child and share a picture on our Facebook page! See that your baby has plenty of active...
View ArticleCelebrate The Week Of The Young Child With This Fun Activity For Friend Friday!
It's Friend Friday in celebration of the Week of the Young Child! Help your young child learn how to be a good friend and share a picture on our Facebook page - also make sure to Like our page for a...
View ArticleReady At Five Celebrates the Month of the Young Child!
Ready At Five is happy to celebrate April as the Month of the Young Child! Pictured is Ready At Five's Executive Director Louise Corwin with teachers, students and families from the VIOLETS Play Group...
View ArticleReady At Five Seeks Executive Director
Dear Early Childhood Colleague, It has been my pleasure and good fortune to have worked with you over the past 15 years on behalf of Maryland's youngest children, their families and the early childhood...
View ArticleNew Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Data is Released!
Readiness Matters 2016 shares the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) data of Maryland's children -- statewide, by subgroups and for each of Maryland's 24 local jurisdictions. The series helps...
View ArticleIt's Not Too Late to Register!
We are happy to announce that Meredith Myers, the Division Director of Early Childhood and Family Transition Services at Family Services, Inc. is the winner of our Month of the Young Child sweepstakes...
View ArticleNew Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Data Released!
Readiness Matters 2016 shares the Kindergarten Readiness Assessment (KRA) data of Maryland's children -- statewide, by subgroups and for each of Maryland's 24 local jurisdictions. The series helps...
View ArticleHelp Your Child To Learn About Numbers and Patterns with our May ParentTip!
Your child has been learning math every day of her life. That’s because math involves things that we all do naturally each day: counting, seeing patterns, and solving problems. Mathematical thinking is...
View ArticleDon't miss the Early Child Care and Education Expo
Our friends at The Center for Technology in Education (CTE) are pleased to invite you to their first Early Child Care and Education Expo on Saturday, June 18, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Johns...
View ArticleHelp Your Child Learn to Discover with our June ParentTip!
Every time your child observes something or tries to question or understand what she sees, she is using scientific thinking. It's not just about facts. It's about discovering things, knowing how to...
View ArticleHelp Your Child Be Creative with our July ParentTip!
Your child is already creative. Whenever he sings a song, draws a picture, makes something for you out of clay, or pretends to be someone else for fun, he is being artistic. The arts – dance, drama,...
View ArticleCongratulations to Rolf Grafwallner
Ready At Five thanks Rolf Grafwallner for his vision, leadership and commitment to making Maryland the star in the national early childhood universe. We are honored and privileged that we were...
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