The document discusses 6 top Bay Area early childhood education nonprofits as recommended by 60 experts in the field. The nonprofits are: 1) Raising A Reader which focuses on engaging parents in reading with young children, 2) Bay Area YMCAs which serve people of all backgrounds at local community centers, 3) Kidango which works to improve early education programs and services, 4) Jumpstart which prepares preschoolers from low-income areas for academic success, 5) Reading Partners which provides individualized literacy tutoring, and 6) Partners in School Innovation which aims for educational equity in high-poverty public schools.

1. recommended by 60 Bay Area Early Childhood Education experts 6 Top Bay Area Early Childhood Education Nonprofits at

2. #1 Raising A Reader Raising A Reader’s mission is to engage parents in a routine of daily “book cuddling” with their children from birth to age five to foster healthy brain development, parent-child bonding, and early literacy skills critical for school success.

3. #2 Bay Area YMCAs America's 2,686 YMCAs serve more than 21 million people each year, uniting men, women and children of all ages, races, faiths, backgrounds, abilities and income levels. At the heart of community life across America, mission-driven YMCAs are a place to belong and to live the values that guide and unite our members: caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. From cities to suburbs to small towns, YMCAs serve America's children, families and communities by building healthy spirit, mind and body for all.

4. #3 Kidango Kidango continuously works to improve our programs and expand our services to fulfill our mission of inspiring children, empowering families and building stronger communities.

5. #4 Jumpstart Jumpstart's mission is to ensure that all children in American enter school prepared to succeed. Year-round, Jumpstart recruits and trains thousands of college students and community volunteers to work with preschool children in low-income neighborhoods, helping them to develop the language, literacy, and social skills they need to succeed in school and in life.

6. #5 Reading Partners Help children become lifelong readers by empowering communities to provide individualized instruction with measurable results.

7. #6 Partners in School Innovation Partners in School Innovation enables public schools in high-poverty Bay Area communities—serving students of color and English Learners—to achieve educational equity through school-based reform.

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