Early Childhood

It’s been hard to prove that attending preschool makes a difference for kids, academically. Many research studies have found that children who didn’t go to preschool catch up to those who did in just a few years. By third grade, there’s often no difference in math and...

According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, children who aren’t proficient in reading by the fourth grade are far less likely to graduate high school and attend college. The statistic becomes even more drastic for children from low-income families, and more drastic...

Michelle Suarez, Prosper Lincoln's Early Childhood Developer, is finishing a pilot curriculum at Everett Elementary that she calls "Strengthening Families." This early childhood toolkit is designed to help educate parents on the importance of early childhood...

Published 3-28-2017 A community-wide collaborative group of more than 100 individuals focused on early childhood (ages 0-8) has formed to serve Lincoln’s children — the Lincoln Early Childhood Network (LECN). It addresses one of the strategies for Prosper Lincoln’s...

1. Building relationships and partnerships in the early childhood arena while sharing the Prosper Lincoln early childhood agenda - Michelle Suarez has already met with over 100 representatives from more than 60 community organizations to share the Prosper Lincoln...

Local experts in the field of early childhood development recently met with more than 100 local leaders from businesses of all sizes, both national and entrepreneurial. Coordinated by Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, Prosper Lincoln and Dividends Nebraska, the...

Start at birth, coordinate services into comprehensive early childhood programs, and achieve greater economic and social gains. New research from Nobel Laureate economist James J. Heckman finds that comprehensive, birth-to-age-5 early childhood programs can produce...

Connecting the Prosper Lincoln Pillars As a long-time participant in Everett Elementary School's family literacy program, Rosa refined her English literacy skills and visited her children's classrooms to see how they were learning, so she could help them with...

Published 5/13/2016 Parents, child care providers and local communities across the state recognize the importance the early years play in determining success in school and later in life. In an effort to contain significant remediation expenditures in K-12 and other...