February is Black History Month, a time to reflect on the leadership, advocacy, and enduring contributions of Black Americans. As children’s advocate Marian Wright Edelman reminds us, “The question is not whether we can afford to invest in every child; it is whether we can afford not to.” Caring for and investing in young children, particularly those historically underserved, is foundational to a more just and thriving future. We chose, "Mae Among the Stars," a children's pi

The stage is set. 600 attendees have registered to learn from Keynote Speaker Isabelle C. Hau who has spent her career at the intersection of learning, innovation, and impact. Hau leads philanthropic investments in global education, advises AI companies, and is directing one of the most future-facing education initiatives in the world:The Stanford Accelerator for Learning. ​Isabelle doesn’t just talk about the future of learning, she helps build it, connecting cutting-edge sc

Six Dayton-area women, including Preschool Promise's Robyn Lightcap, will be honored this year as the YWCA Dayton's Women of Influence. Click here to read the Dayton Daily News article

Mia Morton Hubbard, is a communication professor at Sinclair Community College. She’s also the author of our February book of the month, Black Is . “One of the reasons for having a book like this is to help my students, help the community, and help the world to realize that black is beautiful. And whether or not you are a person of color, it offers this increase of good self-esteem, a window for you to see the fascinating, amazingness of diversity,” said Hubbard. Hubbard hope

Each February Providers reapply.

Vanesha is implementing Conscious Discipline strategies to support young children's social-emotional development

Breakout sessions will highlight AI in educational settings and as thought partners for organizations

the art show marks the second event in the Passport Year

The Jr. Scholars Program is an immersive educational experience designed for high school students (ages 16–18) and recent graduates interested in exploring careers in Early Childhood Education (ECE).

What does it mean to be ready for Kindergarten? Being ready by 5 means a child meets specific developmental, health, wellness, and learning milestones that will help them succeed in Kindergarten and beyond. Over 2,200 Preschool Promise children have just received their first Play Kit of the school year, highlighting Counting and Measuring. Did you know? Looking for shapes and patterns, counting, and using tools to measure all build key skills for math and science. For more i

What does it mean to be one of our providers? To be a Preschool Promise partner provider a site must be located within one of our eight partner districts. These districts are: Dayton Public, Huber Heights, Jefferson Township, Kettering, Mad River, Northridge, Trotwood, and West Carrollton. The site must serve preschool children and hold at least a silver-medal Step Up to Quality rating. Sites include public schools, charter schools, family child care, parochial preschools, a

Families, including those enrolled in our public school partners, now must apply for all childcare subsidies through the Ohio Benefits Portal. This transition has complicated processes for all of our providers, but most significantly for our families enrolling in our public school partners. Funding that used to be determined by the districts themselves is now being determined by caseworkers at the Job & Family Services (JFS) offices. As a result, many families are attending u

We’re building momentum for early success as Be Ready by 5 transforms how Montgomery County families access early childhood services—making it easier, faster, and more connected than ever before

At Preschool Promise, we believe that when teachers grow, children flourish! That’s why every year we bring educators together through Professional Learning Communities (PLCs)

The Ready to Read program allows Preschool Promise to partner with Omega CDC’s Promise Neighborhood Project in Northwest Dayton, in an area known as The Hope Zone. This initiative supports more than 20 teachers through a monthly training cohort that focuses on early literacy and the Science of Reading.

We have a big goal to increase the number and percentage of children attending preschool to 90% or more. National research shows that children must attend at least 90% of scheduled program hours at school to ensure they benefit from the teaching and learning that takes place in the classroom.

In October, the Administrators of the five sites selected to participate in the Therapeutic Child Care Grant came together for their first professional development cohort meeting. Facilitated by the Montgomery County Educational Service Center, participants received a copy of Dr. Bruce Perry’s book, “What Happened to You?” that he co-wrote with Oprah Winfrey. They began learning about Trauma-informed care for all students at their site and will meet monthly to discuss what th

Preschool Promise’s Empowerment Ambassador Programs—Black Girl Genius and Black Boy Brilliance—were created to ensure that young children, particularly Black children, experience culturally affirming, identity-building learning environments.

Preschool Promise's Black Boy Brilliance and the Dayton Metro Library's Reading Railrood initiative have joined forces in a shared mission: to empower, affirm, and uplift Black boys through culturally responsive education

The Preschool Promise Birth to Three team has released results from a four-year study examining how to strengthen the quality and quantity of interactions between teachers and young children.