Success By 6

a young boy wearing a blue shirt smiles broadly at the camera across a desk where he plays with plastic animal figurines
nurturing success since 2003

Success By 6

Starting school is a giant step for children. Success By 6 gives them a running start.

Success By 6, an initiative of United Way of Central Alabama, is dedicated to improving the quality of early learning in childcare settings so that children are better prepared for school on their very first day.

Our 2023 Impact

1,230

Children Participated

70

Classrooms Served

150

Teachers Trained

19,335

Children’s Books Distributed

42

Volunteers Engaged

Success By 6 transforms basic childcare into a high-quality early-learning experience.

  • Classrooms receive quality learning materials, including equipment, curricula, manipulatives and a library of books. Teachers receive training and technical assistance.
  • Children benefit from a greatly enhanced environment and  developmentally appropriate instruction.
  • Parents learn how to proactively participate in their child’s transition to kindergarten.

Empowering Early Learners

Focused on Pre-K Classrooms

Success By 6 facilitates “best practice” early-learning standards in more  than 50 Pre-K classrooms, benefitting more than 600 children in  Central Alabama each year. Learning assessments help improve each  child’s school readiness.

Teachers receive side-by-side technical assistance and professional-development training throughout the school year.

Performing Community Outreach

With the help of many community partners and volunteers, Success By 6 is extensively engaged in coordinating health screenings, providing free school supplies and putting thousands of books into the hands of young children.

Promoting the Health and Well-Being of Children

Success By 6 and the Alabama Partnership for Children conduct an innovative program called Help Me Grow, which is a free information and referral service that utilizes 2-1-1 to connect families to health and developmental resources essential to helping children up to age 8 start school healthy and prepared to succeed.

Get More Information

Join in the success! Volunteer to read to a classroom, organize a drive for books or school supplies or make a tax-deductible contribution. For more information about United Way’s Success By 6, call us at 205.231.5131 or 888.421.1266 or email sx6mailbox@uwca.org.