Launched in 2014, Central Oregon’s P-3rd Initiative connects, integrates, aligns, and transforms the birth thru 3rd grade continuum within the larger P-20 care and educational continuum.
The vision for P-3 is to improve the quality and coherence of children’s learning opportunities, from the experiences children have in early learning (including PreK, Head Start, child care, and other early learning opportunities before — or “pre” — formal entry into school) and extending through elementary school. P-3 signifies both an age range and a lens for thinking about organization and system level change.
"Everyone Gains When We Invest, Develop, And Sustain The Early Development Of America's Greatest Natural Resource - Its People." -James Heckman, Nobel Laureate Professor Of Economics
