Success By 6: Master Teachers

Master Teachers provide supervised internships in childcare centers serving children from low-income families.

In the fiscal year 2018/2019, the average improvement on the highest score of either the Reddy On-Task or the Classroom Quality Assessment was 29%, with improvements ranging from 4-49%.

38 out of 40 classrooms improved 15% or more on at least one of the two assessment tools used to measure age-appropriate on-task behavior and classroom quality indicating that 95% of the sites met goal. 621 children received direct services.

In 2017/2018 students tracked to kindergarten scored 22% better in reading and 28% better in math than the control group of similar children who did not receive Master Teacher services.  89 preschool caregivers were trained and will continue to provide language-rich environments for the children they serve for years to come.

The final count of children affected by the Master Teacher training is impossible to calculate!

United Way of Central Florida Success By 6 is dedicated to creating a community where all children, by the age of 6, have the mental, physical, social and emotional foundation needed to grow into healthy, productive members of the community. Success By 6 is a community-wide children’s initiative, founded in 1995 by Carol Jenkins Barnett of Publix Super Markets Charities and spearheaded by United Way of Central Florida. Publix Super Markets Charities continues to provide major support for all the Success By 6 initiatives.

To find out more about Success By 6 or how you can help, contact Jodi Miller at 863.648.1500 ext. 265 or jodi.miller@uwcf.org.