First Steps takes a holistic approach to accomplishing its mission of ensuring that all children start school ready to reach their highest potential. We offer services that improve children’s health, strengthen families, expand access to quality early care and education, increase participation in four-year-old kindergarten programs, and help transition rising kindergartners into school.
School Transition
BOOSTBOOST (Beginning Opportunities Offered for Student Transition) introduces families of young children to the Montessori learning environment.
Early Care & Education
Child CareProviding local families with access to high-quality early care and education.
Early Care & Education
Child Care ScholarshipsEligible children receive tuition-free enrollment at quality child care centers
School Transition
Countdown to KindergartenCountdown to Kindergarten supports strong school transitions by connecting rising kindergartners, families, and teachers in a series of one-on-one visits during the summer.
Early Care & Education
Early Head StartNationally, Early Head Start programs serve over 160,000 children and pregnant women annually.
Health
Early Identification & ReferralProviding developmental screenings and referrals to other services, independent of another partnership program