{"id":7705,"date":"2024-04-01T22:19:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T22:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/txchildren.org\/?p=7705"},"modified":"2026-02-18T23:02:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T23:02:18","slug":"the-texas-school-readiness-dashboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/txchildren.org\/the-texas-school-readiness-dashboard\/","title":{"rendered":"The Texas School Readiness Dashboard"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7705\" class=\"elementor elementor-7705\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b35c6c3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b35c6c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4eedeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a4eedeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"123\" src=\"https:\/\/txchildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/txsr_logo_svg.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-7712\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76bb557 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"76bb557\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"670\" src=\"https:\/\/txchildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dashboard_1200x670.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-7706\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/txchildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dashboard_1200x670.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/txchildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dashboard_1200x670-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/txchildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dashboard_1200x670-1024x572.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/txchildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dashboard_1200x670-768x429.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c36d866 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c36d866\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><i>We envision a Texas in which all children arrive on the first day of kindergarten ready to thrive for years to come.<\/i><\/p><p class=\"lead\"><i>To reach that vision, policymakers, local communities, and parents must ensure that during the first five years of life, every child has the experiences that support growing brains and bodies and provide the foundation for a strong future.<\/i><\/p><p class=\"lead\"><i>The Dashboard gives Texans the tools to measure progress towards that vision \u2014 both statewide and in individual communities \u2014 and set Texas-sized goals.<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ce84a3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4ce84a3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c39381 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c39381\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Data<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d3b48d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4d3b48d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2addd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b2addd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Texas has work to do<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-382b586 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"382b586\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn four areas that are critical to school readiness, the data show where Texas stands and where we have opportunities to improve.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af3517d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af3517d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7f4148 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a7f4148\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee188fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ee188fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"542\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/txchildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dashboard_Sufficient-Household-Resources_542x305.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7720\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/txchildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dashboard_Sufficient-Household-Resources_542x305.png 542w, https:\/\/txchildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dashboard_Sufficient-Household-Resources_542x305-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf23eae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf23eae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sufficient Household <br> Resources<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ae266a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ae266a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Texas has high rates of food insecurity and early childhood poverty, with significant racial\/ethnic disparities. Many eligible kids also miss out on SNAP food assistance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2df836d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2df836d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e759aac elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"e759aac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/txchildren.org\/the-texas-school-readiness-dashboard-sufficient-household-resources\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore the Data<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-088b33a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"088b33a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5cac17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c5cac17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"542\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/txchildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dashboard_Positive-Family-Child-Interactions_542x305.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7719\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/txchildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dashboard_Positive-Family-Child-Interactions_542x305.png 542w, https:\/\/txchildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dashboard_Positive-Family-Child-Interactions_542x305-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89e03ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89e03ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Positive Family-Child Interactions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c78a75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c78a75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas ranks 50th in daily reading to children and has high child maltreatment rates. Programs to support positive adult-child interactions at home do not serve enough families.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00033dc elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"00033dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/txchildren.org\/the-texas-school-readiness-dashboard-positive-family-child-interactions\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore the Data<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bcde7c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8bcde7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82f5c0f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82f5c0f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89e603f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"89e603f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"542\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/txchildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dashboard_Good-Health-and-Development_542x305.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7717\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/txchildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dashboard_Good-Health-and-Development_542x305.png 542w, https:\/\/txchildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dashboard_Good-Health-and-Development_542x305-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8def3f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8def3f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Good Health  and <br>Development<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-004a632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"004a632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas has high uninsured rates for kids and women. Eligible infants and toddlers are also missing out on ECI, Medicaid insurance, developmental screenings, and check-ups.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5d007c elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a5d007c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/txchildren.org\/the-texas-school-readiness-dashboard-good-health-and-development\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore the Data<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da7f241 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da7f241\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58874f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"58874f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"542\" height=\"305\" src=\"https:\/\/txchildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dashboard_Enriching-Early-Learning-Experiences_542x305.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7718\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/txchildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dashboard_Enriching-Early-Learning-Experiences_542x305.png 542w, https:\/\/txchildren.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/dashboard_Enriching-Early-Learning-Experiences_542x305-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 542px) 100vw, 542px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8d142b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a8d142b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Enriching Early Learning Experiences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ca72dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ca72dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTexas families struggle to access quality child care, and many do not qualify for public pre-k. Texas also lags behind other southern states in access to Early Head Start.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ee66b2 elementor-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7ee66b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/txchildren.org\/the-texas-school-readiness-dashboard-enriching-early-learning-experiences\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Explore the Data<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5a9dbd 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