Ready, Set, Go!

MFS Early Learning Program

A good start can make all the difference for a child about to enter school. That's why we bring parents/caregivers and their child(ren) together to learn side-by-side. Kids gain confidence and become independent, and their parents or caregivers learn how to support their future success in the classroom. Every day, we see light bulbs go on as new skills and ideas emerge.

Ready, Set, Go! (RSG!) is a free bilingual and culturally-responsive early learning program.

Ready, Set, Go! services include:

RSG! Preschool is designed to help transition three, four and five-year-old children* and their parents/caregivers into Kindergarten. Through Parent-Child Interaction Groups, RSG! Parenting Groups, and home visits – our proven curriculum is effective and fun!

Early Ready, Set, Go! (eRSG!) uses our proven curriculum for RSG! Preschool, adapted to support families with children 0-3 years old.

P-3/Play and Learn is an Early Learning Hub to link young children and families to the school and provide an opportunity for parents to connect with other parents.

RSG! Home Visiting helps promote healthy child development. We do this by making in-home visits where we provide support to parents/caregivers, facilitate socialization for families, help access social services, and advocate for families with children from pregnancy to age 5.

María Quijano (they/she)
Senior Early Learning Program Manager
(503) 333-5899

“In Ready, Set, Go! I learned that I’m the first teacher of my child. I want to be the best role model I can.”

-RSG! Parent, Wichita Center

SITES

Established in 2006, Ready, Set, Go! works with children and families in the North Clackamas, Centennial, David Douglas, Gresham-Barlow, and Reynolds school districts.

Alder Elementary
Jasmin Falls
(503) 789-2152

Bilquist Elementary
Ligia Castro
(503) 344-8006

Cherry Park Elementary
Vania Evangelista
(971) 386-3412

Earl Boyles Elementary
Yahaira Meza-Lopez
(971) 401-6690

Fairview Elementary
Siobhan O’Malley
(971) 407-6570

Meadows Elementary
Virginia Quijano
(503) 586-4894

North Clackamas School District
María Quijano
(503) 333-5899

Powell Butte Elementary
Saray Garcia
(503) 290-4643

Wichita Center
 Vitzah Santilli
(503) 560-7088

Ready, Set, Go! - Home Visiting Program 
Diana Contreras
(971) 396-8102

Ready, Set, Go! - Home Visiting Program Staff
Karla Grandados
(971) 471-6679

Yzza Contreras-Eraut
(971) 312-7066

Berenice Perez-Hernandez
(971) 396-9385

OUR APPROACH

  • Home visiting or individual family meetings focus on relationship-building, and modeling pre-kindergarten, literacy skill-building activities for parents and caregivers.

  • Parent-Child Interaction Groups (PCIGs) PCIGs are simulated, inquiry-based pre-school classes designed to increase the school readiness and literacy skills of preschool-aged children. In these groups parents practice developmentally appropriate activities with their children, practice appropriate discipline/redirecting techniques, and increase parent/child nurturing skills. The Program Coordinator will focus on increasing social/emotional, intellectual, language and physical skills of participating children.

  • Parent Education – Make Parenting a Pleasure, a 13-week, research-based parent education program, and topic-based kindergarten readiness workshops. MPAP focuses on increasing parenting skills for highly stressed parents of young children. Topics include communication, child development, positive discipline, and self-care.

  • Kindergarten readiness workshops on topics such as early literacy and social-emotional development.

  • We support LBGTQ families, and we warmly welcome you into our program!

92% of children showed improvement

in developing social-emotional skills as measured by the Child Behavior Rating Scale (average score of 3.9 compared to state average of 3.6). Ready, Set, Go helps close the achievement gap for low-income children.

Cost effective services

With an annual cost of around $3,000 per family, RSG! is a cost-effective preschool readiness/parent education program.

100% of parents showed improvement

in family functioning per the Parenting Skills Ladder.

Parental involvement increased

Parents attend weekly groups with their child and are directly connected with enrichment activities at the school their child will attend for kindergarten and to their community library. On average, 85% of RSG! parents attend an event at their school, prior to their child entering kindergarten.

“If we see that a family and a child is happy, confident, and advocate for themselves - that follows them as they go on to kindergarten, and for life”

-Maria Quijano, MFS Ready Set Go!

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