Summer Learning Path

Registration for Summer Learning Path 2021 is now closed.

Summer Learning Path 2021 registration is now closed for all states.

If you’re interested in a summer program next year, fill out this form, and we’ll notify you in the future if we open a Summer Learning Path program in your area.

If your child is starting kindergarten next year in 2022 or a future year, you may be eligible for another program! Click here to see if you qualify.

How Does Waterford Upstart Work?

1 We Send You a Laptop

No computer? No problem. We’ll send one for your child to use and keep—at no cost to you!

2 Your Child Uses Our Software

In only 20 minutes a day, 5 days a week, our award-winning learning software prepares your child for kindergarten with personalized lessons.

3 We Support You All the Way

You’re not in it alone. Your personal coach is there to answer questions and guide you through the program.

Everything for Kindergarten Readiness

Your child completes our early education program from the comfort of your home—at no cost to you!

They’ll learn basic reading, math, and science to be successful and confident in school!

More than 90,000 families across the country have used Waterford Upstart’s at-home learning program to help their children get ready for kindergarten.

Start today! The program runs through Summer 2021.

About Waterford Upstart

You get a computer to complete the program
Your child uses our software at home for just 20 minutes a day
Families receive support and one-on-one coaching
On average, children who graduate enter kindergarten reading at nearly a first-grade level!

(Registration only takes 6 minutes.)

How is this Program Free?

We are an educational nonprofit working to help all children be successful in school. Your state and generous philanthropic supporters also want to invest in your child’s future, so they have funded Waterford Upstart’s summer program for four-year-olds in your state. This means it costs you nothing.