Vision:
Our vision is what we hope for the future. Arkansas’s Early Childhood System will meet the needs of every child, family, provider, and community so that everyone can flourish.Mission:
Our mission is our main goal. We work with community members to make sure all Arkansas children and families can access high quality early childhood programs. We support the growth of the early childhood workforce, services, and support.Arkansas Kindergarten Readiness
Arkansas' Foundation for Kindergarten Readines: Kindergarten readiness will be measured by a Department of Education state approved assessment aligned with the Early Learning Standards in Arkansas.
Kindergarten readiness includes the following domains:
- Physical health, well-being and motor skills
- Social-emotional development including self-regulation and relationships with peers and adults
- Language and literacy development including language understanding, emergent literacy and early writing
- Cognition and general knowledge including math, science, and problem solving
- Approaches to learning including initiative, attentiveness, persistence and play.
- Kindergarten ready children have the social, emotional, and academic knowledge, skills and behaviors for school success and lifelong learning.
- Kindergarten readiness occurs when families, schools and communities support the healthy foundation of children’s growth, so they are successful in school and in life.