Our School Readiness Program is designed to help families, schools and communities prepare children to enter school ready to succeed. Collaborative school-based programs and strategically linked services and programs were developed by each community to meet its specific needs. From the “Curiosity Corner/Success for All” program in Porterville to the “Welcome Wagon” in Orosi and the “Passport to Success” program in Woodlake, the school readiness programs are as diverse as the
With $837,292 in First 5 Tulare funds and an $837,292 grant from First 5 California, First 5 Tulare’s School Readiness Program increased participants’ cognitive and general skills by 4% over the State’s average in the years 2004-2006.
School Readiness Programs are in place in the following school districts:
Alta Vista Elementary School District
Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified School District
Earlimart Elementary School District
Lindsay Unified School District
Pixley Union School District
Sunnyside Union Elementary School District
Terra Bella Union School District
Traver Joint Elementary School District
Visalia Unified School District:
Goshen Elementary School
Houston Elementary School
Ivanhoe Elementary School
Woodlake Union Elementary School District