Hot off the presses!

Download a copy of Chronicling Ohio SPARK's Replication: Lessons from the Past to Guide the Future by Dr. Sharon Lynn Kagan and her team from Columbia University. This study documents the challenges, accomplishments, and lessons learned as SPARK has spread throughout the state.

Welcome to SPARK Ohio

SPARK is a family-focused kindergarten readiness program that works collaboratively with families, schools, and the community to ensure children’s school readiness and schools’ readiness to receive children and families.  Services provided to SPARK families include developmental screenings, referrals and linkages to community resources, and home- and group-based learning opportunities, with the goal of increasing children’s success in school and life.

SPARK is in six Ohio counties - and counting!

Canton Principal Chet Lenartowicz on SPARK Ohio:

Our newest community newsletter is hot off the press!

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