2. Turns Six!
A Look Back &
a Look Ahead

3. Success By 6 is
about getting kids
on the right path
at the right time.

4. So, when is
the right time?

5. Three weeks after
conception the brain
begins to form.
Three weeks later
early neural
connections permit
the first movements.

6. After birth, a baby’s
brain produces
trillions of these
connections.

7. These connections
are called dendrites.
They grow when
stimulated and die
when ignored.

8. Experience is the
chief architect of the
brain’s dendrites.

9. Success By 6
was designed
to support this
architecture.

10. Creating the right
experiences to
shape these
incredible brains
at the right time.

11. Empowering
parents with the
knowledge that will
help them shape
their children's
future.

12. Making sure that
early childhood
programs are
high quality.

13. Helping vulnerable
children and families
have access to early
care and education
programs.

14. And the good
news is… we’ve
been doing it for
SIX years

15. With the help of
many partners
ACES, Accreditation Facilitation Project, All Our Kin, ALSO-Cornerstone, Catholic Charities, Community Mediation,
Connecticut Children’s Museum, Coordinating Council for Children in Crisis, The Diaper Bank, East Haven Early Childhood
Collaborative, East Haven Family Resource Center, Fair Haven Community Health Center, Fair Haven Stroll For Babies,
Great Dwight Development Corporation, Hamden/North Haven YMCA, Hamden’s Partnership for Young Children, Leila Day
Nursery, Life Haven, New Haven Early Childhood Council, New Haven Public Schools, New Haven Reads Community Book
Bank, Read to Grow, St. Francis and St. Rose of Lima School, Student Parenting & Family Resources, United Community
Nursery School, West Haven Community House, West Haven Childhood Development Center.

16. We’ve invested
$2.1 Million

17. We’ve leveraged more than
$2 Million in other funds

18. Investments in quality early childhood
experiences provide a 16% rate of return.

19. What does this
work look like?

20. What difference
has it made?

21. 2,620 parents gained
skills to help their child
enter school success-
ready.

22. 215 programs
improved the
quality of education
experiences

23. 2,445 children
received improved
quality care

24. 435 children from
low-income families
attended high-quality
early care and
education programs

25. Over 400,000
households in CT
received information
about why early
childhood matters.

26. Over 400,000 diapers
and almost 8,000
children’s books
collected for families
in need.

27. Happy Birthday, Success By 6!
And many more . . .

28. Turns Six!
A Look Back &
a Look Ahead

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