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Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness
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Our mission is to lead Oklahoma in coordinating an early childhood system that strengthens families and ensures all children are ready for school.
This #GivingTuesday, give the gift of reading.

Just $31 supports a child in Oklahoma with 12 free books through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library. 📚✨

A small gift = a big impact.

👉 Donate here: www.okschoolreadiness.org/dolly-parton...
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library | OPSR
The Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness (OPSR) is the official home of the Dolly Parton's Imagination Library in Oklahoma. Enroll your child or donate to provide free books to Oklahoma kids. Dol...
www.okschoolreadiness.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We’re so grateful to @Flogistix for supporting the Canadian County Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library and its local affiliate, the Friends of the El Reno Library!
Your gift helps bring free books and a love of reading to children across Canadian County. 📚💙
#DollyPartonImaginationLibrary #Flogistix
October 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
👏 Thank you to 270+ participants & facilitators Jill Molli & Angela Fraley for making OPSR’s Conscious Discipline® training a huge success! 🌟 #EarlyChildhood #OPSR
September 19, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New Grant Opportunity from OPSRF
We’re funding short-term, high-impact projects that strengthen family engagement across the early childhood system.
-Apply by Sept. 8, 2025
-Awards from $50K to $500K
-Funded by the Preschool Development Grant B-5
Learn more: www.okschoolreadiness.org/post/opsrf-a...
August 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Researchers - Join OPSR in October to present your latest findings at the 2025 Oklahoma Early Childhood Research Symposium!
June 19, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Families with young children: we have a new opportunity for you to share your story about accessing and receiving support services for your infant or toddler. If you are interested, please read more about it in the flyer. Our trusted partners would love to hear from you!
May 21, 2025 at 3:46 PM
OPSR is excited to announce Dr. Cynthia Osborne as our Keynote Speaker for the 2025 Early Childhood Research Symposium coming in October!
May 19, 2025 at 7:54 PM
In conjunction with new changes to the state’s QRIS system, OPSR has made available $500,000 in grants to support Oklahoma Child Care providers seeking national accreditation! learn more: www.okschoolreadiness.org/teachers-lou...
Teachers' Lounge | OPSR
The Teachers' Lounge provides information to child care providers about new accreditation rules, deadlines and resources.
www.okschoolreadiness.org
May 12, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Thank you to lawmakers for taking a positive step in supporting the Child Care Workforce. The bipartisan work of legislators on SB676 will help provide subsidized child care for child care providers - a huge benefit for our ECCE system!

CONTACT YOUR SENATORS TO APPROVE FINAL PASSAGE OF SB676!
May 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
OPSR is in Washington, D.C. for Child Care Aware of America's annual symposium and Capitol Hill visits, meeting with Rep. Bice and other members of the Oklahoma delegation. #childcarestrong #problemstoprogress #StephanieBice
May 6, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Yesterday, OPSR celebrated our incredible Thrive Network Ambassadors—volunteers dedicated to supporting Family Child Care Home providers across Oklahoma. 💙 We honored 6 Ambassadors whose service helped grow the network to 870+ members since its launch in 2023. #okthrivenetwork
May 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Attention 5-Star Child Care Programs!
Oklahoma Human Services reminds you that the deadline to submit your national accreditation application is April 10th!
Don’t miss this important opportunity—submit your application on time to maintain your 5-star status.
April 3, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Register today for the Strengthening Families Together Convening hosted by Oklahoma Human Services, Oklahoma State Department of Health, and Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth. Register at www.tinyurl.com/convening10.
March 25, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Check out this great new article by Kayla Branch at The Frontier, featuring OPSR's Carrie Williams, on the ongoing child care crisis in Oklahoma.
www.readfrontier.org/stories/shor...
Short state funding, Oklahoma is losing child care providers
For years, Oklahoma has only minimally contributed to a state program to help low-income families access child care. Advocates say without additional state funding, the industry won’t be able to meet ...
www.readfrontier.org
March 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Honor Phil Dessauer Jr.'s legacy with the OPSR Public Policy Fellowship! College juniors and seniors can gain hands-on experience advocating for Oklahoma’s children, plus earn a $2,500 stipend. Apply by March 3 for this impactful semester or summer internship! Learn more: bit.ly/4aYkDW0
February 5, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Costs putting quality, affordable childcare out of reach for many kansascityfed.org/ten/costs-pu... via
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Costs putting quality, affordable childcare out of reach for many
Problems attaining childcare have been weighing on workers' engagement in the labor force.
kansascityfed.org
January 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
OPSR at the Hunt Institute’s 2025 Oklahoma Legislators Retreat!
We were honored to present at this year’s retreat, where our Executive Director, Carrie Williams, engaged with Oklahoma legislators about the critical need for state investment in early child care and education.
#OKLR25
January 27, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Reposted by Oklahoma Partnership for School Readiness
Cost of child care for one child can be more than rent in some US counties blog.dol.gov/2024/11/19/n...
NEW DATA: Childcare costs remain an almost prohibitive expense
We updated our National Database of Childcare Prices with data from 2019-2022 and found that U.S. families spend between 8.9% and 16.0% of their median income on full-day care for just one child.
blog.dol.gov
November 19, 2024 at 5:03 PM
OPSR was created to help Oklahoma families access the early care and education, family support, and health and mental health services they need to support their children during their most critical period of development from birth through age five.

Learn more at www.okschoolreadinees.org
November 22, 2024 at 5:55 PM