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.
Cherry Park Elementary
Contact Vania Evangelista at (971) 386-3412
Earl Boyles Elementary
Contact Yahaira Meza-Lopez at (971) 401-6690
Fairview Elementary
Contact Siobhan O’Malley at (971) 407-6570
Meadows Elementary
Contact Virginia Quijano at (503) 586-4894
North Clackamas School District
Contact María Quijano at (503) 333-5899
Margaret Scott Elementary (new location)
Contact Saray Garcia at (503) 290-4643
Wichita Center
Contact Vitzah Santilli at (503) 560-7088
Ready, Set, Go! - Home Visiting Program
Contact Diana Contreras at (971) 396-8102
Ready, Set, Go! - Home Visiting Program Staff
Contact Karla Grandados at (971) 471-6679
Contact Alondra Hernandez at (971) 380-9829
Contact Berenice Perez-Hernandez at (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!
MORE ABOUT OUR WORK
IMPACT LAB REPORT
Mayra, 2020
VIDEO
Ready, Set, Go! Early Education from FOX 12, 2019
Capturing the Vision by Advancing Equity: Creating an Authentic, Inclusion-Focused Environment from Social Current, 2018
Early learning from birth to 3
Early Learning Podcast from the Children’s Institute, 2017
PRESS
Making sure that kids get the best start
The Oregonian, 2011
BROCHURE
What Makes RSG Unique?, 2020
