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Ensuring Every Child is Ready to Succeed When They Enter School

The goal of United Way’s Success By 6 early childhood initiative is to ensure that every child in Bucks County is prepared and ready to succeed by the time they enter school. Success By 6 is built upon four pillars: Quality Early Care & Education, Literacy, Parenting, and Healthy From the Start.

Success by 6 is a volunteer led effort. To learn more about the SB6 Leadership Council, click here.

 

Success by 6 Manager
Patty Smallacombe
pattys@uwbucks.org
215.949.1660 ext 115

 

Studies show when children have access to high quality care in their formative years, they are less likely to drop out of school, be unemployed, or have a felony arrest record, and more likely to attend college and work in a living wage job.

With approximately 39,000 children in Bucks County under the age of six, this initiative brings together child care providers, educators, advocates, businesses, government, parents, non-profit organizations and health professionals to ensure all our children are ready and able to succeed when they enter school.

A community-based, public-private partnership of individuals and organizations sharing a common vision, United Way of Bucks County’s Success By 6 initiative is part of the largest network of early childhood coalitions in the country. Our volunteers have taken on some lofty goals and are working toward implementing projects that include: developing a transition plan for children as they leave Pre-k and enter Kindergarten, uniform school readiness indicators identified for children throughout the county, and every child having a book of their very own, just to name a few.

United Way cares a great deal about our children. We will actively pursue a number of educational and advocacy efforts to build a community of children who enter school ready to succeed and ready to maximize their true potential. Our children are our future and they are what matters™.

 

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