OPSR was created to help Oklahoma families access the early care and education, family support, and health and mental health services they need to support their children during their most critical period of development from birth through age five. OPSR facilitates collaborative planning and decision making to increase coordination between programs, to maximize the use of public and private funding, and to pursue policies that improve learning opportunities and environments for Oklahoma’s children.
The Clearinghouse promotes well-being for Oklahoma children and their families by building an evolving definition of quality, fast-tracking innovation, implementing research-informed practice and practice-informed research to support and improve early childhood systems and maximizing public/private partnerships.
The Pyramid Model promotes the skills necessary for young children, birth to age five, to understand and manage their emotions as well as addresses disparities in discipline practices, promotes family engagement and fosters inclusion of children with, and at risk for, developmental delays and disabilities.
In response to COVID-19, OPSR and over 40 early childhood stakeholders developed seven recommendations for our state to ensure equitable access to early childhood care and education (ECCE) for Oklahoma children.
By sharing information, an Early Childhood Integrated Data System (ECIDS) can answer key questions that help parents, teachers, providers and decision-makers be better equipped to support child wellbeing.
Project HOPE (Harnessing Opportunity for Positive, Equitable Early Childhood Development) is designed to generate real progress toward equitable outcomes for young children and their families.
The Oklahoma School Readiness Pathway is a compi.lation of benchmarks, goals, outcomes and indicators that illustrate how Health, Early Care & Learning and Family Support influence a child’s readiness for school.
To highlight the importance of investing in Oklahoma’s early childhood programs and in preparation for the upcoming legislative session, Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness (OPSR) and the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) invited legislators and legislative staff to an Early Childhood Policy Symposium at the Oklahoma State Capitol on January 11, 2022.
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If you haven’t taken advantage of the CARES Act this year, now is a great time to use the charitable giving incentives to support the Oklahoma early childhood community through Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness (OPSR).
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Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness, whose board of directors serves as the state’s Early Childhood Advisory Council, reported that the majority of families receiving services in Oklahoma have trouble accessing affordable, quality child care. Now the organization, funded by both public and private dollars, is working on a plan to address the alarming child care crisis that blankets both rural and urban communities in Oklahoma.
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The Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness (OPSR) is thrilled to announce the receipt of $500,000 from private philanthropy in support of the Oklahoma Clearinghouse for Early Childhood Success, a statewide program focused on elevating best practices in early childhood development.
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The Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness (OPSR) Foundation board has named Carrie Williams as the organization’s new executive director. Williams joined OPSR as chief operating officer in May and has been working alongside interim executive director Dr. Amy Emerson to ensure Oklahoma’s early childhood system remains strong, cohesive and vigilant against pandemic challenges. Dr. Emerson was named interim executive director in February following Debra Andersen’s almost 11-year tenure as executive director.
Learn MorePart of our responsibility as an organization is to present an annual report to the Governor of Oklahoma and the state legislature, so that early childhood stakeholders can better understand both the opportunities and barriers to school success that children and their families may face from birth to the time they enter school.
This Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness annual report 2021 spotlights the tremendous work done by OPSR staff and our incredible partners as well as provides a report on the state of school readiness among Oklahoma children.
As OPSR continues to push Oklahoma forward and coordinate an early childhood system that ensures ALL children are ready for school, we appreciate Governor Stitt and our legislature's support, leadership and commitment to building a strong foundation and bright future for Oklahoma’s children.
To inquire about any annual report prior to those available on our website, please email contact@okschoolreadiness.org.