About Us
Future Ready Five is leading the charge, collaborating with partner organizations, corporations, individuals, and families, to ensure that all children in Franklin County demonstrate kindergarten readiness by 2030.
6 out of 10 children in Central Ohio start Kindergarten without the basic skills needed to succeed.
Our Solution
About 18,500 children in Franklin County are estimated to enter kindergarten each year. We know today that only 35.4% of them demonstrate kindergarten readiness based on data from Ohio’s Kindergarten Readiness Assessment Revised (KRA-R). This assessment is given to children when they enter kindergarten.
To ensure every family gets the support services they need, we created the Kindergarten Readiness Collaborative (KRC). By coaching both teachers and parents of children participating in our program, we can identify possible resource gaps, determine communication needs, and learn which strategies are most needed by different families within our community.
We then track our investment in children and families with quantifiable results measured each year using the KRA-R and other industry standard assessments to confirm we hit our target milestones.
Our Mission
Our Mission is to transform early learning and achieve educational success for all.
Our Vision
Our Vision is for all children to thrive by the age of five.
Our Focus
Our Focus is on developing systems, elevating early childhood education, providing resources and support to families, and inspiring advocacy until all young children are fully prepared for Kindergarten.
Our Values
Equity
We believe that all children should have equitable opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive.
Impact
Our vision can only be achieved when we work in collaboration with others who share our urgency and resolve.
Innovation
We champion new ideas and solutions that change the system.
Empathy
We understand the challenges families often face and we are committed to helping every child be Kindergarten ready.
Advocacy
We seek to educate, inform, and inspire the community as policy and partnerships can transform early childhood education.
Why is Kindergarten readiness so important?
Children who enter kindergarten with language and literacy skills below their classmates don’t often catch up academically. Research shows kindergarten readiness has a lifelong impact. Poor academic performance is linked with higher rates of high school dropouts, teen pregnancy, juvenile detention, unemployment, and adult incarceration.
