Preschool Promise

About the Program

Category: Children and Youth (Best in Category)

Year: 2019

The Montgomery County Preschool Promise is dedicated to ensuring that every Montgomery County family has the opportunity to send their child to at least one year of high-quality Preschool. Preschool Promise's focuses are: • Educating the community about the power of Preschool• Expanding the availability of high quality Preschools • Assisting families in affording high quality PreschoolIn 2017-18, just 38% of children started Kindergarten ready to learn. Meanwhile, the most recently available data show that only 36% of our young people earned a college degree within 6 years of graduation. That these two data points are nearly identical is not a coincidence. Preschool is where children start learning the skills they will need to be successful in the workplace — working well with others, sharing, showing empathy, delaying gratification and more. If children, especially high-need children, don't have the advantage of attending Preschool, they often start school behind. Typically, they then stay behind.Montgomery County is investing in children when it matters most — the early years. Preschool Promise sets up children for school success, which leads to career- and college-readiness. This commitment benefits children; supports working families; and is critical to creating Montgomery County's future workforce.