Results as of June 2006 (pdf)
 

The essential activities for reaching this goal are found in Ready for School: the Arlington School Readiness Initiative (pdf).

Support parents as a child's first teacher and primary caregiver: respect their choices about how to rear their child, but expect them to do all they can to help their child be prepared for school and life.

Collaborate with the formal child care provider system to strengthen that system:  understand the complex economic issues that face this vital industry and facilitate their efforts to work together in the best interests of the children whom they serve.

Enhance the relationship between the formal child care system and Arlington ISD:  create a more fluid connection between the two learning environments.

Challenge the community-at-large through an ongoing public awareness effort to both understand and support the need for all young children to be ready for school:  Arlington citizens will have to explore their collective cultural values and invest (both time and money) in honoring a commitment to ensure that all young Arlington children are ready for school.