The Perea preschool program is privately funded by Church Health Center and currently serves 128 at-risk students in North Memphis.
Across the country, children from more affluent families are more likely to reach school ready to learn.
Parents are a child's first teachers. Children fare better when they are born into homes where mom and dad are better equipped to promote their early cognitive, emotional and social development because they are financially and emotionally ready to care for a new family member.
Research tells us that children’s earliest experiences influence their development, academic success and later outcomes (King et al. 2010) and that a family’s home environment plays a large role in early childhood experiences.
New research highlights the importance of ensuring that students read at grade level before grade four. This is why reading at grade-level is a critical milestone on the Memphis City School’s Cradle to Career Roadmap.