Educare Central Maine opened only three years ago and has already made a significant difference in the lives of the young children and families served there. As the state of Maine and New England's first Educare Center, it is serving over 200 of our communities highest-risk and poorest children as young as 5 week to 5 years with the primary goal of closing the achievement gap before they enter kindergarten.
100% of their first group of children tracked to enter kindergarten this fall scored over 97 out of 100 as the average across 6 learning and development readiness measures and over 80 percent of their parents work or are enrolled in educational programs at least 30 hours weekly. This organization and program is creating lasting change in the lives of these very impoverished families. They evaluate and measure everything and are fantastic community collaborators and partners with many organizations such as Rotary, several school districts, Chamber of Commerce, arts organizations, higher education, and so many more.
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- EIN 26-4176872
- (207) 859-1500
- 97 Water St C/O Kvcap Waterville ME 04901 USA
- http://www.educarecentralmaine.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Education
Mission: Educare central maine is the educare site in new england and is designed to serve between 150 and 210 mostly low-income children from before they are born to age 5, during this most critical brain develoment stage. The goal is to measurably increase their school-readiness and significantly reduce unnecessary special education costs. Parents and caregivers are essential partners in preparing children for school and educare central maine will support them with education and comprehensive supports to improve health, self-sufficiency and long-term parent and child well-being and success.
Target demographics: close the achievement gap for impoverished young children
Direct beneficiaries per year: Over 210 young children ages birth to 5 and their families.
Geographic areas served: quality early childhood education
Programs: comprehensive, quality educational instruction and supports by highly-qualified teachers and staff. Parents are honored as their child's first teacher and effectively engaged in parent education, peer networking, and other services to advance family stability. 100% of children served at Educare for three years entered kindergarten meeting all school-readiness benchmarks in 2013.