Waterford.org partners with families, districts, educators, and communities to help every child build the skills they need to succeed in school and in life.
Waterford.org partners with families, districts, educators, and communities to help every child build the skills they need to succeed in school and in life.
Waterford Upstart teaches children the skills they need to be prepared for kindergarten, and it’s available at NO COST to the families. And it works! Low-income or affluent, rural or urban, children who get their academic start with Waterford Upstart begin on the path toward success.
Did you know 2.2 million children do not have access to public-funded early education?
That’s nearly half of America’s 4-year-olds, and more than 50% of low-income preschool-age children have no early education option.
THE OUTCOMES ARE TROUBLING
Children who start school without basic skills are:
More likely to drop out from school
More likely to become teen parents
Less likely to attend college
BUT THERE’S HOPE
Waterford Upstart’s award-winning, at-home program teaches children the skills they need to be ready for kindergarten. Waterford Upstart is flexible, scalable, and ¼ the cost of traditional preschool options with NO COST to participating families.
Improves child cognitive outcomes
Empowers parents as their child’s first teacher
Engages the whole family
Waterford Upstart Works for All Children
Children show significant and lasting literacy gains through the 3rd grade.
The average Waterford Upstart graduate enters kindergarten reading at nearly a first-grade level.
Academic gains continue through the 4th-grade, especially among under-resourced populations.
Waterford users outperform 80% of non-Waterford users.
Sponsor
Be a part of our mission to provide success from the start to all children. Waterford.org seeks to give scholarships to unserved and underserved children. Sponsor a child, and join our cause! Your donations provide access to Waterford UPSTART to change a child’s future.
Join the movement! Waterford.org and our partners work to deliver success to the 2.2 million four-year-olds who miss out on early education opportunities every year. Partner with us to bring Waterford UPSTART and other projects into your community today!
Waterford Upstart and Waterford.org help all children walk into their first classroom ready to learn. Take a moment and register your child (newborn to preschool-aged!) to see if they’re eligible for the life-changing, no-cost Waterford UPSTART.
Waterford.org uses your donations to provide children with scholarships to access Waterford UPSTART. Your donations help empower families through personalized coaching, adaptive academic software, and access to new computers and internet for families who otherwise could not afford them, all to ensure children arrive ready for school on day one. Help by sponsoring a child to influence a change in their life trajectory.