The Importance of Early Learning and Early Development
As a collective impact network, Future Ready Collier’s first stated goal is to ensure all children enter kindergarten ready to learn and thrive. This necessitates a close look at early…
April FRC Lunch & Learn: Literacy Supports
FRC Lunch & Learn Literacy Supports: Beyond the School Day Wednesday April 13, 12:00-1:00pm, Virtual Future Ready Collier welcomes Dr. Colleen Fletcher, Coordinator of Elementary Literacy for Collier County Public…
March FRC Lunch & Learn
FRC Lunch & Learn Early Learning: Educational & Economic Development Tuesday March 8, 12:00-1:00pm, Virtual Join the Future Ready Collier network to discuss the incredible impact of early learning on educational &…
Future Ready Collier and Collier County Early Learning
COVID hit schools and students hard. When classrooms closed, few could have guessed how long it would be before students would return. Even now, classrooms are back in session with…
Helping Kindergarteners Through COVID
Schools and students nationwide have been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Among obvious indicators, kindergarten enrollment is down across the country. Rural and urban areas, and crossing sociodemographic categories,…
School Reopening Updates
In any other year, August’s arrival means students and parents start to eagerly gear up for the school year ahead. As the onset of the 2020-2021 school year looms, however,…
Sharing Community Resources
Even—or especially—during times of unprecedented disruption, Future Ready Collier seeks to be an asset for the community. A collective of over 60 educational nonprofits, agencies, and community stakeholders, Future Ready…
Pathways Early Education Center: Growing to Serve in Immokalee
Only an hour from downtown Naples, but a world apart, Immokalee is home to Pathways Early Education Center. In operation for more than 56 years, Pathways ably serves its mission…
