Marbles Kids Museum

Marbles Kids Museum will collaborate with Wake County public schools and libraries and additional early learning partners in a multigenerational project to provide critical learning opportunities to families with young children at risk of starting school without the lingual, cognitive, social, and emotional tools needed to succeed. "Access to Achieve" will engage families in play-based school readiness programming at the museum and multiple outreach sites across the community. Children and parents will gain knowledge about the components and expectations necessary for school success, increase their use of community resources, and engage in school readiness experiences at home. Community partners will increase networking opportunities, the exchange of ideas, and cross-utilization of services. Evaluation methods include surveys, museum and library usage logs, observations of school readiness play, and interviews with parents and partner organizations.