Welcome to DeSoto Ready Start!
Desoto Ready Start is excited to help provide a quality education to Desoto Parish children from birth to 5 years. We believe that early childhood education is critical to a child’s development, especially the years before they reach kindergarten. Our goal at DeSoto Ready Start is to provide each child with the best education possible so they can enter kindergarten well-prepared and are #WeAreDesotoReady!
Learn, Explore, & Inspire!
The DeSoto Ready Start Community
Learn more about our amazing centers and schools that are a part of the DeSoto Ready Start Community!
Please select a location to learn more.
OUR BLUEPRINT
Some description text for this item
- All DeSoto Parish children birth through age five are afforded opportunities to achieve maximum pre-kindergarten and kindergarten readiness skills.
- These children should also be provided equitable access to physical, emotional and high quality educational support they will need to enter school ready to succeed.
Goal 1
By the year 2023, increase community awareness for the early childhood network’s purpose and opportunities for child development.
Goal 2
By year 2022-2023, increase the number of children, ages birth to three, in quality centers by 50%.
Goal 3
By 2024, the quality of early care and education in the network will improve by increasing the number of “excellent” centers.