In the 2023-2024 school year, the partners serve 1,000 students in more than 50 pre-K classrooms at 40 locations.

Partners join the Cooperative at one of three levels of engagement:

• Tier I partners tap into shared Cooperative resources – such as educator credentialing,  curriculum implementation, and data-driven instruction – on their pathway to continuously grow program quality.

• Tier II partners commit to increasing program quality by obtaining Missouri Accreditation with support from the Cooperative.

• Tier III partners have earned Missouri Accreditation - a mark of program quality - and participate in the Cooperative’s full instructional support program.

All partners have access to the Cooperative’s professional development resources and conduct the PKOF Kindergarten Readiness Assessment.

Founding partners Beginning Futures Learning Center and SouthSide Early Learning Center serve as hubs for training and knowledge sharing among our early childhood partners on the North and South sides of the city respectively.

Cooperative partners are tackling the issues critical to early childhood education.

Community Partners

The philanthropic support of The Opportunity Trust, the PNC Foundation and the Saigh Foundation along with the expertise of The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) and AppleTree Institute have fueled the successful launch and continued growth of the STL Pre-K Cooperative.