Pre-K Now is committed to its vision of a nation in which every child enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. "At a Glance" provides the basic facts about Pre-K Now's work.
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Mission
Pre-K Now collaborates with advocates and policymakers to lead a movement for high-quality, voluntary pre-kindergarten for all three and four year olds.
Vision
Pre-K Now's vision is a nation in which every child enters kindergarten prepared to succeed.
Location
Leadership
Libby Doggett, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Media Contact
Holly Barnes Higgins
Media Relations Director
hhiggins@preknow.org
202.862.9863 office
202.834.6846 mobile
Funders
The Pew Charitable Trusts
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
The McCormick Tribune Foundation
The Foundation for Child Development
RGK Foundation
CityBridge Foundation
PNC Financial Services Group
The Schumann Fund for New Jersey
Pre-K Now Key Differentiators
- Focuses exclusively on pre-k
- Provides the most up-to-date gauge of the pre-k pulse in any state
- Offers nationwide access to pre-k advocates
- Monitors and distributes daily pre-k newsclips
- Provides a national perspective on local pre-k issues
- Provides outreach, policy, and Spanish-language information targeted to the Latino community
- Leads a national movement which has gained significant momentum in the last five years
The Case for Pre-K
- Pre-k benefits all children academically, socially, and emotionally.
- High-quality pre-k for all nets a high return on investment in children and the community.
- The most important brain development occurs by age five.
- Pre-k is the first step to improving K-12 education.