Thrive by Five Washington is a public-private partnership established in 2006. Thrive partners with local and statewide entities and individuals—both public and private—to help ensure every child has the chance to have positive early learning experiences, so that they are prepared to succeed in school and thrive in life.
The Department of Early Learning (DEL) and Thrive work together to serve Washington's youngest children by leveraging public and private dollars, assets and resources to help achieve long-term results. We do this by partnering on early literacy projects, communications efforts, kindergarten readiness research, and other projects. Thrive’s Board of Directors is co-chaired by Gov. Chris Gregoire and William H. Gates, Sr., of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Thrive by Five Washington is a nonprofit, 501 (c) (3) corporation.
Visit Thrive by Five’s Web site to learn more about their work, and to read their blog, Birth to Thrive Online.
Thrive Communities are local partnerships that serve as a model for how a community-wide approach to early learning can support healthy child development and school readiness.
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DEL serves as a non-voting member of the Thrive board.
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