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Posted on November 6, 2012

Corinth’s Dec. 1 Christmas parade will give the community its first look at a mobile learning center for parents – primarily mothers – of children from birth to age 5.




Excel By 5 August 2012 Newsletter
Posted on October 18, 2012

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Posted on October 18, 2012
Grenada Economic Development District focused on education, especially early education, as a fundamental tool for long term economic progress at its third annual meeting. Speakers included US Senator Roger Wicker and keynote Steve Renfroe, founder of Excel By 5. Grenada also recognized two companies, Sealed Air Products and Advanced Distributor Products, as the winners of the Grenada County Corporate Citizenship Awards of 2012.



Posted on October 15, 2012

Lee County recently was accepted by Excel By 5 as a candidate community in its early childhood education program




Posted on October 12, 2012

Excel By 5 certification has arrived in Starkville just in time for Amelia Nell Wiseman.




Posted on October 12, 2012

Lee County is on its way to being certified as a community that is friendly to young children.




Posted on October 8, 2012

The nanny reached for another piece of reading material that she knew Bella's parents would want to know all about for the betterment of their daughter — a flier announcing Thursday's "town hall" meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Hernando City Hall, 475 W. Commerce west of the square. The meeting is to discuss the budding Excel by 5 preschool initiative as it moves to another crucial level — getting views of moms, pops and the public.




Posted on October 8, 2012

The Hernando Excel by 5 Coalition has been analyzing community data to determine what barriers exist that keep kids from being prepared for school and would like to hear the community’s views.




Posted on October 8, 2012

Excel by 5 is changing the way Mississippi thinks about early childhood education.




Posted on October 8, 2012

Best practices in early learning is the focus as representatives from 35 Mississippi communities convene today at Excel By 5’s annual Community Collaboration Summit.




Posted on October 8, 2012

Many experts say that the most important years in a child’s life are from the time of birth until the age of five.




Posted on August 14, 2012

Excel By 5 named Oktibbeha County as a “Certified Early Childhood Community” on Friday, culminating two and a half years of effort from the county’s Excel By 5 coalition to make the county a better place for families to raise young children.




Posted on August 7, 2012

For the sixth year in a row, the Canton Parks and Recreation Department is hosting a school readiness event, but this year they are partnering with other organizations including the North Madison County Excel By 5 Coalition.




Posted on June 26, 2012

Hernando is a candidate community working toward certification as an Excel by 5 community.




Posted on June 26, 2012

Chevron, major sponsor of the Excel by 5 Program, sponsored the January 18th UM vs MSU basketball game and chose to highlight the work of the Excel by 5 Program Mississippi from the gametron to the game ball.




Posted on June 26, 2012

Corinth and Alcorn County have joined other Northeast Mississippi communities addressing their prekindergarten children's needs.




Posted on January 9, 2012

EXCEL BY 5 AIMS HIGH IN PREPARING CHILDREN FOR KINDERGARTEN


Ten years ago, a kindergarten teacher in south Mississippi told her husband of her concern for children who were starting school without having mastered some basic skills which should be developed during their most formative years.




Posted on November 18, 2011

The City of McComb and the McComb School District have joined hands with area businesses, educators and concerned citizens to concentrate efforts to shape youngsters in their formative years of age 1 to 5.




Excel By 5 2011 Summit Newsletter
Posted on October 20, 2011

Please find attached the Excel By 5 2011 Summit Newsletter.




Posted on October 17, 2011

Start early and start now, that was the message of the Excel By 5 summit Wednesday morning as advocates from across the state got some good news; the program is growing.




Posted on July 20, 2011

After three years of continuing efforts in support of families and children ages 0-5, Pascagoula has completed all the Excel By 5 re-certification requirements to become designated as a re-certified early childhood community.  Pascagoula's initial certification was awarded in 2008.  Many thanks to the Pascagoula Excel By 5 Coalition, city officials, childcare centers, businesses and other community members for their efforts in achieving this goal.




Posted on July 12, 2011

Excel By 5, Inc. announced today (June 30, 2011) its partnership with the Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi (CFNM).  CFNM will invest $150,000 to expand Excel By 5 into Northwest Mississippi.




Posted on July 12, 2011

Biloxi, MS has met all the requirements to become Mississippi's 8th Certified Early Childhood Community




Posted on May 11, 2011

On May 3, 2010 Cleveland, MS completed the Excel By 5 requirements and is now Mississippi's 7th Certified Early Childhood Community.




Posted on January 11, 2011

In partnership with the Mississippi Center for Education Innovation (MSCEI), Excel By 5 will work with sixteen (16) Delta communities to improve early learning opportunities through collaborations, technical support and resources development. 


 




Posted on February 11, 2010

It took money, time and a lot of hard work but Monroe county leaders hope it all pays off for children in that area.  The county is now Certified as an 'Excel By 5" Early childhood community.  The effort will help ensure all children get a head start on school.




Posted on June 13, 2007

PASCAGOULA--WLOX-TV Stations Manager David Vincent shares his support for the Excel by Five Initiative.




Posted on April 27, 2007

JACKSON, Miss – Mississippi First Lady Marsha Barbour today joined early childhood development experts and ChevronTexaco representatives to launch Excel by Five, a community-based educational program designed to improve a child’s overall well-being by age five. Funded with a $650,000 grant from ChevronTexaco, the program will be piloted in Cleveland, West Point, Petal and Pascagoula.




Posted on April 26, 2007

Starkville, Mississippi - Petal, Mississippi will officially become the first certified Excel by 5 community in the state on Saturday, March 31, 2007 at the community's celebration. As one of four pilot sites, Petal will be recognized for its work to meet the required criteria to achieve certification as a "child-friendly" community.




Posted on April 18, 2007

PASCAGOULA -- The Excel by 5 toy library has all the educational opportunities of a pre-school classroom combined with all the fun of a new toy store, and it will open in April for area children to enjoy.




 

 

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