Welcoming New Partners to the Cooperative

The new school year marks the start of an exciting next phase of the KC Pre-K Cooperative's work as we welcome nine new partners! The Cooperative is growing from 17 to 26 partners in the early childhood and K-12 sectors and will serve 600 pre-K students in the 2022-2023 school year.

The Cooperative's 2022 RFP process offered new and returning partners three levels of partnership designed to encourage participation among a wider range of organizations and increase the Cooperative's reach across KCMO.

  • Full partner: Participates in all aspects of Cooperative membership, including professional development and evaluation; eligible for start up funding

  • Emerging partner: Participates in evaluation and some teacher training; receives support to earn Missouri Accreditation

  • Affiliate partner: A first step in membership for organizations; participates in evaluation and some teacher training

All of our new partners have joined at the Emerging and Affiliate levels, piloting a new approach to collaboration in pursuit of Kindergarten readiness that builds on the model forged by our founding members. Their commitment to grow their capacity to provide high quality pre-K to students who need it most demonstrates the entrepreneurialism and commitment to equity that are halmarks of the Cooperative’s mission.

Our 2022-2023 partners are:

Full Partners

  • Academie Lafayette

  • Allen Village School

  • Citizens of the World - Kansas City

  • Crossroads Charter School

  • Della Lamb

  • EarlystART

  • Emmanuel Family and Child Development Center

  • Genesis School

  • Gordon Parks

  • Hogan Preparatory Academy

  • KC International Academy

  • Kansas City Public Schools

  • Lee A. Tolbert Community Academy

  • Operation Breakthrough

  • University Academy

  • Upper Room KC

Emerging Partners

  • Each One Teach One Learning Center, LLC

  • Eagles Nest Child Care

  • Kansas City Public Schools

  • Kids in Christ Academy LLC

  • The Children's Place

Affiliate Partners

  • Academy For Integrated Arts

  • Bare Essentials Childcare Center

  • Birdsall House Early Childhood Discovery Center

  • Children's Choice Too

  • Frontier School of Innovation

  • Kids In Christ Preschool LLC

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