Success by Six Program
Success by Six Program of
      Southwest North Dakota

United Way of Dickinson, Inc.


About Success By Six

Success By 6 of southwest North Dakota is a regional partnership dedicated to increasing awareness of the importance of a child's early years. We strive to support initiatives that focus on the importance of investing in early childhood.

Our mission: To help all children enter school healthy and prepared to succeed by:

  • Expanding and enhancing our community's early childhood readiness efforts.
  • Establishing effective partnerships among stakeholders: parents, community and business leaders, health and human service providers, educational providers and all those interested in the lives of young children.
  • Ensuring that services are available for all children from birth to age six.

Our Vision: A diverse community where every family is supported and has access to quality programs and resources for their young children.

Our Strategy:   Ready Services
                        Ready Schools
                        Ready Families
                  +    Ready Communities
                  =   Children Ready For School

        

Goals of Success By 6 of Southwest North Dakota

  • To build and strengthen infastructure of local and state organizations and individuals that work to support early child development and parents of young children.
  • To equip parents and others to educate young children.
  • To increase quality learning opportunities out of the home.

Regional Quick Facts and Stats

  • 81.19% of females with children under the age of five are in the workforce.
  • 28% of children in Stark County under the age of four live in or near poverty.
  • 85% of child's core brain structure is formed by age 3.
  • Only 6% of North Dakota infant toddler programs rate high enough to support an infant's development. This is consistent with national data.

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