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Our Mission

children_lookingOur Vision:

All children in Washington State will be socially, emotionally, and intellectually prepared to succeed in school.


Our Mission:

To find, fund, foster and promote best practices that support early learning and school readiness for all children, birth through age five.


Our Goals:

  • Increase the number of children in Washington State who enter school prepared to succeed.
  • Improve the ability of parents to establish nurturing relationships and maximize their role as their children's first teachers.
  • Improve access to high-quality childcare and preschool.