We are thrilled to welcome Teshanda R. Middleton, M.Ed. to Ready Ready as our new CEO! Read all about the experience and transformational leadership style she is bringing to our community and to the children and families of Guilford County. The Duke Endowment Blue Meridian Partners https://lnkd.in/dRdFKDwn
Ready for School, Ready for Life
Non-profit Organizations
North Carolina, 27405 996 followers
Collaborative effort to build a connected, innovative system of care for Guilford County's youngest children & families
About us
Ready for School, Ready for Life is a collaborative effort to build a connected, innovative system of care for Guilford County’s youngest children and their families. Ready for School, Ready for Life (Ready Ready) is a 501(c)(3) organization. Our focus is ensuring all children in Guilford County and their families get the resources they need for healthy development. We want every child born in Guilford County from 2021 and beyond to enter kindergarten developmentally on track in five key areas: Physical Language and communication Social-emotional Cognitive Approaches to play and learning We asked families in our area to help define our work and our voice from the very beginning. Family voice informs our work, and we share our learning with residents and community stakeholders. We also work with more than 100 community partners in Guilford County and North Carolina to create this system of care. As a backbone organization, our goal is population-level change. We know it won’t be easy or quick, but we’re in it for the future of our county, our state, and our country.
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External link for Ready for School, Ready for Life
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- North Carolina, 27405
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2015
- Specialties
- Early childhood system-building, early childhood education, and healthy child development
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Textile Dr
Greensboro
North Carolina, 27405 Textile Dr, US
Employees at Ready for School, Ready for Life
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Andrea Miller, MPA
Creative Communicator | Visual Strategist | Problem Solver With A Never-Let-You-Down Work Ethic
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Jacqueline McCracken
Strategist. Leader. Arranger. Collaborator.
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Kelli Crawford
Systems Alignment Manager at Ready for School, Ready for Life
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Heather Jaynes
Dynamic Project Manager & Creative Strategist | Driving Impactful Solutions with Precision, Collaboration, and Passion & Certified Pilates Instructor
Updates
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We are grateful for Guilford County Partnership for Children (GCPC) for the leadership on the Week of the Young Child Guilford County, elevating the needs of the early childhood workforce and the needs of young children in our county!
📢Whereas & Therefore: #WOYC25 Guilford County proclaims April the Month of the Young Child here in Guilford County & April 7 - 11 as Week of the Young Child! Let's celebrate the work of our early childhood educators and the impact they have on our future leaders! Thank you to the wonderful organizations that came out to support including Margo Ford Crosby, M.Ed with TLC Consulting LLC and NCNAEYC, James Rosa with Rosa Foundation and the other great collaborators on Week of the Young Child: Ready for School, Ready for Life, The Basics Guilford, GenerationEd, EQuIPD and our local Rootle Representative Alexis Scott. With - Heather Adams, Kristie Coffer, Cassie Dean, and Kerrie King.
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YES! Thanks Family Forward NC!
During Brain Awareness Week (March 10-16), we celebrate young minds! Did you know every $1 invested in early childhood education can yield up to $16 in societal benefits? Quality early care lays the foundation for school readiness and lifelong success. At Family Forward NC, we believe investing in early care builds our future workforce. When employers support family-friendly policies, they're paving the way for success. How is your organization supporting early childhood development? Share your thoughts below! #BrainAwarenessWeek #FamilyForwardNC #EducationMatters
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This is wonderful work to be a part of! Helping young children transition to kindergarten strong helps families, teachers, and our community for years to come.
We are at Fairview Elementary this afternoon passing backpacks out to incoming kindergarteners! shift_ed was excited to partner with Guilford County Schools, Ready for School, Ready for Life, and Guilford County Partnership for Children (GCPC) to provide backpacks and education tools to get kids excited about school!
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We got to host a part of the Early Relational Health Funders Summit this year. This event attracted an amazing group of philanthropists from all over the country who are focused on supporting early relational health for children. It was a privilege to tell the story of Guilford County and all the partners that are building a system of care for young children and families. https://lnkd.in/eMM8t6ak
The 2025 Early Relational Health Funders Summit
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If you're an employer whose New Year's Resolutions include supporting your caregiving employees, Family Forward NC can help you create a plan and show you why it makes such a big difference for families - and your bottom line.
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Could your organization use $10,000 to address health inequities? Of course it could! Cone Health Foundation is distributing up to $250,000 for initiatives working on healthy food, education, safe and healthy housing, and economic mobility. Applications open January 13 and close February 5. https://bit.ly/4gEKJ2S
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Congratulations to Thompson on becoming the latest Guilford Co. employer to earn their Family Forward NC certification!
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The Stanford Center on Early Childhood put a spotlight on Ready for School, Ready for Life, calling us the “circulatory system” for Guilford County’s early childhood data.