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More than twenty years ago, four college students asked each other: What if we could offer children from under-resourced communities individualized attention before they enter kindergarten, giving them the critical academic and social skills—the ‘jumpstart’—they need to succeed? The idea took hold and today Jumpstart has trained more than 45,000 college students and community volunteers, preparing nearly 100,000 children for kindergarten success. Jumpstart’s program is replicated across the country in 14 states and the District of Columbia. We leverage partnerships with higher education institutions, community organizations, Head Start programs, community-based preschools, and school districts to create sustainable solutions in order to close the kindergarten readiness gap.

Settlement Music School's mission is to provide children and adults in the Philadelphia region with high quality instruction and activity in music and the related arts. Settlement's programs help students achieve artistic, educational and social goals. Settlement serves the broadest possible constituency, regardless of age, gender, race, color, creed, national origin, physical ability or ability to pay.

To promote kindergarten readiness and strengthen family bonds in Shelby County, TN by providing age-appropriate books for all children from birth to age five

It is the mission of Red Barn Nursery School to provide a safe haven in which children grow and learn about themselves and the world around them. Dedicated families and committed staff work together to create a learning environment based on respect and a shared vision for children. Here at Red Barn Nursery School children learn they are part of a caring community, a community that both challenges and supports their growth as active learners and as socially conscious and intellectually curious individuals.

The Waldorf School of Princeton, part of an independent educational movement of more than 1,000 schools worldwide, is dedicated to recognizing the unique spirit in each child. Through a rich curriculum integrating the academic, artistic, and practical, the Waldorf School of Princeton guides children toward self-knowledge, to meet the world by awakening within them warmth of heart, clarity of thought, and strength of purpose.

The Preschool is an outreach ministry of South Street. Our purpose is to offer parents of small children an opportunity to have personal time with flexible scheduling for working families and to help the child adjust gradually to short separations from the parent, in a loving Christian environment. It is also our goal to provide quality preschool experiences to the children in our care.

Christopher House is a family of schools that helps low-income, at-risk families succeed in school, the workplace, and life. Through our unique and innovative approach, we are effectively closing the opportunity gap through a continuum of personalized education with immersive family support, starting at birth.

Easterseals of Southeastern Pennsylvania's mission is to provide exceptional services to ensure that all people with disabilities or special needs and their families have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their communities. With this mission in mind, and as the needs of the disability community evolve, so do we. The definition of disability is broadening, going beyond physical conditions to include invisible, emotional, social and educational challenges. Easterseals is working hard to change the way the world defines and views disability by making profound, positive differences in people’s lives every day. We are proud to serve more than 7,000 individuals and their families in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Philadelphia, Montgomery, North Hampton, Berks and Lehigh counties.

The Acton Barn Cooperative Preschool School (The Barn) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) early educational organization in Acton Massachusetts. Our school provides a warm, safe, creative learning experience for preschoolers. The cooperative model promotes collaboration between families and professional educators and celebrates the unique journey of every child.

All Our Kin is a Connecticut-based nonprofit organization that trains, supports, and sustains community child care providers to ensure that children and families have the foundation they need to succeed in school and in life. Through our programs, child care professionals succeed as business owners; working parents find stable, high-quality care for their children; and children gain an educational foundation that lays the groundwork for achievement in school and beyond. Our vision: child care providers will have access to training and education opportunities, livable wages and benefits, and respect for a hard job done well. Parents will be honored and supported in their difficult work of caring for children, and have access to safe, loving, educational child care options when they go to work. And children, regardless of where they live, their racial or ethnic background, or how much money their parents earn, will begin their lives with all the advantages, tools, and experiences that we, as a society, are capable of giving them.

Crayons to Computer exists to level the playing field in the classroom by providing every student in need the tools to succeed in school.

The expectation is clearly understood by all members of the community that social responsibility and impeccable ethical standards are as important as intellectual, athletic and artistic achievement. As a single-sex school, the Academy provides opportunities for leadership in academic endeavors, athletics, student government, visual and performing arts, community service and School publications.