1. First 5 California and First 5 Marin define “School Readiness” as:
   

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3. •Children’s readiness for school (physical well being and motor development, social and emotional development, approaches to learning, language development, and cognition and general knowledge
   

4. •Schools’ readiness for the children and
   

5. •The development, coordination and augmentation of family and community supports that contribute to children’s readiness for school success.
   

First 5 Marin’s School Readiness efforts are community-driven, collaborative and strengths-based. Shoreline’s School Readiness Initiatives are based upon community participation, design, involvement and decision-making. Efforts that are community driven, collaborative and strengths-based have proven their sustainability and effectiveness. The West Marin/Shoreline community participated in the creation of all programs to develop clear goals and strategies for our families with children ages 0-5.

The Shoreline School Readiness Program is located in the Creamery Building, 11431 State Route 1, Suite 2A,  in Point Reyes Station, California. P (415) 663-8335 F (415) 663-9113 or email Alex Porrata, Shoreline School Readiness Coordinator alexporrata@mac.com .

For information about our funders First 5 Marin & United Way of the Bay Area, please visit

http://www.marincfc.org & http://uwba.org.

For information about our fiscal agent Bay Area Community Resources visit http://www.bacr.org/.