ReadyStart is a non-profit organization that
invests its resources to ensure that all children who reside in Collin,
Denton and Wise Counties in Texas are prepared to start school fullyready to learn.
ReadyStart has chosen to focus on
the first five years of life because they are critically important to a
child's success in school and later life. Early experiences during this
time influence the brain in a way that sets the foundation for language
development, reasoning, problem solving, social skills, behavior and good
emotional health. (Ten Simple Ways to Encourage Learning;
Foundation for Early Learning)
When a baby is born, her brain is
not fully developed. It grows in weight and complexity to become 90%
developed by the time she is five. So those first five years are
vitally important. Baby's relationships with caregivers; the sights,
sounds, smells and feelings she experiences; how secure she feels - all
these have a profound impact on how her brain develops. And this, in
turn, affects how she thinks and behaves as a child - and as an adult!
How Your Donations Help With your help, we can continue to ensure
that infants and very young children are ready to start school and be
successful in later life. Learn how
ReadyStart has helped local families.
Listen to our interview on KLIF Radio's Texas
Business Update with John Criswell! (You
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We
have also created a new blog.
Our blog contains information, news and
tips useful to anyone interested in
issues related to the healthy
development of infants and young
children.
View our blog.
ReadyStart launches new partnership! ReadyStart has partnered with Galvanic Spa to bring you great gift packages for you and your loved ones. Galvanic Spa will donate a percentage of the sales to ReadyStart in 2009. We've created a variety of gift packages to help you and others experience the Galvanic Spa difference. For more information, call 1-888-414-7058.