Getting Ready is an evidence-based family engagement approach that boosts learning and development among children ages 5 and younger who participate in home visitation or center-based early childhood programs. The collaborative approach supports children’s learning and development by strengthening relationships among children, parents and educators.
Getting Ready has earned national recognition as a featured program in Family Engagement Solutions, an online tool developed by the National PTA and Center for Research and Reform in Education at Johns Hopkins University. Family Engagement Solutions is a trusted resource to help district and school leaders, educators and advocates find evidence-based family engagement programs.
The Getting Ready Approach has built strong evidence of its effectiveness through rigorous research trials beginning in 2004 — with positive impacts on children, families and educators.
Research shows the Getting Ready Approach:
Boosts children’s learning and development
Supports dynamic parent-child relationships
Promotes strong educator-parent partnerships
Over the years, the response to Getting Ready has been consistently and overwhelmingly positive from early childhood educators.