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The Summer 2026 Ready to Grow Cohort filled up fast! If you missed the cutoff, don't worry. Fill out the application to join our waitlist for next year. 👉 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S6PWVVP

🚨 Last day! Applications for Ready To Grow close today.
Ready to take the leap? Today's your moment
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Know a preschool leader ready to grow? Send them this post today.

⏰ 3 days left to apply for Ready To Grow! Applications close July 27th.

If expanding your preschool has been on your mind, this is your reminder to go for it.

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Questions? Email [email protected].

Growing a preschool is hard. Doing it alone is harder.
Ready To Grow pairs preschool leaders with the plan, the people, and the hands-on support to expand with confidence.
🌱 Apply today: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S6PWVVP
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Questions? [email protected]

Is growing your preschool on your mind this year?
The Ready to Grow program is a chance to step back from the day-to-day and get real support — tools, expert guidance, and a community of people who understand exactly what you’re navigating.

Only 20 spots are available, and thanks to our generous community partners, it’s offered completely free.

Apply here 👉 https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S6PWVVP
Questions? Reach out to [email protected]

🌱 Applications are now open for our Ready To Grow cohort!
If expanding your preschool has been on your mind, now's the time to take the next step. Get the strategic tools and peer support you need with this FREE program.
👉 Apply now: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/S6PWVVP
Know a preschool leader preparing to expand? Share this post today! Questions? Reach out to [email protected].

After taking time to care for her young son, Lucia was ready to return to work—but finding the right opportunity wasn’t easy. That's when a friend told her about West Side Works.

Through the program, she gained hands‑on experience, built new skills, and found the flexibility she needed. Today, she’s working at a Beaverton preschool and building a career she’s proud of.

Lucia’s success is made possible by support from City of Beaverton Mayor Lacey Beaty, who is committed to expanding access to quality jobs and ensuring childcare is available and accessible for working families. With support from the Mayor, the United States Conference of Mayors paid for Lucia’s internship.

West Side Works is a collaboration between Worksystems, Washington County, Oregon, the Beaverton City Government, and Portland Community College. It creates opportunity on both sides of the workforce equation, placing low-income residents into paid internships in preschool centers, helping jobseekers launch meaningful careers and preschools address critical staffing shortages.

Thanks to a grant from the United States Conference of Mayors, an additional early learning work experience was made possible through West Side Works. These paid internships help residents gain hands‑on experience, build skills, and move toward long‑term careers in childcare—while helping preschool providers fill staffing shortages.

Huge shout-out to City of Beaverton Mayor Lacey Beaty, whose commitment to keeping childcare capacity aligned with growing demand is a key driver of this program’s success.

We’re grateful to the United States Conference of Mayors for investing in early learning and the workforce that makes it possible.

West Side Works is a collaboration between Worksystems, Washington County, Oregon, the Beaverton City Government, and Portland Community College. It creates opportunity on both sides of the workforce equation, placing low-income residents into paid internships in preschool centers, helping jobseekers launch meaningful careers and preschools address critical staffing shortages.

Multnomah County commissioners try to save jobs programs for homeless people … again Programs meant to help homeless people train for and find jobs are once again in a “political sportsball match.”