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 ost educational, economic, and neurological experts now agree that the first five years lay the groundwork for children's emotional, social, language, cognitive, and physical development—all critical elements for school readiness and life success.
In Washington State, less than half of all children begin kindergarten with the skills necessary to succeed in school, and just 25 percent of the lowest-income students are considered ready. In recent years we have learned that school readiness, as well as long-term life success, is dependent on the child’s learning environment during the first few years of his or her life. Children need positive early learning opportunities during this time because they are growing faster – in every way – than they will at any other time in their life.
Help us change the course for the next generation of Washington state children. Join us in our statewide partnership with parents, communities, philanthropic organizations, businesses and government to develop a sustainable system for statewide, early learning improvement.
Thrive by Five Washington champions positive early learning opportunities for every child, from birth to age five, so that they are ready to succeed in school and thrive in life. Thrive by Five Washington partners with parents, early learning professionals, communities, philanthropic organizations, businesses and government to develop a sustainable system for statewide early learning improvement—strengthening families and ensuring that all children in Washington experience positive, early learning environments.
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NEWS
Thrive by Five Washington and the Gates Foundation announce $5 million in first-round funding for Ready by Five–a community partnership that will significantly expand early learning services in East Yakima:
Click here to read the current edition of Thrive's eNewsletter 
Read the briefing on a comprehensive opinion research program sponsored by Thrive by Five Washington during summer and fall 2007 to gauge the perceptions of parents and child care providers across Washington state on child care, early learning and school readiness:
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