C2C’s Networks

Cradle 2 Career is powered by partnerships and collaboration. We believe that together, we can solve many of the challenges our young people face. Each network partner plays a key role in mobilizing resources and collectively taking actions that can help unlock the full potential of our children and youth, their families, and our community.

Prenatal to Age 3 Network

Ensuring all Rochester babies can start strong in life

Transition 2 Kindergarten Network

Ensuring all Rochester children are ready for success in kindergarten

High School Graduation Network

Ensuring all Rochester youth graduate from high school ready for their next step

Prenatal to Age 3 Network

Result: Every child enters kindergarten ready to succeed.

Strategies

The Prenatal to Age 3 Network believes that supporting families in nurturing the holistic development of children from the start establishes a strong foundation for kindergarten entry and lifelong success. We are focused on five strategies:

  • Executing home visits

  • Increasing caregiver awareness about early developmental milestones

  • Promoting sustainable relationships between caregivers and providers

  • Addressing the mental health needs of caregivers and young children

  • Supporting initiatives that eliminate barriers and increase access to adequate prenatal care

In practice, this currently looks like: 

  • Increasing initiation of prenatal care for pregnant people aged 15-19, with less than a high school education, and who identify as African-American

    • Engaging community stakeholders in the community co-design process to identify barriers and solutions to access to adequate prenatal care 

    • Convening stakeholders to work collaboratively to address barriers

Transition 2 Kindergarten Network

Result: Every child enters kindergarten ready to succeed.

Strategies

The Transition 2 Kindergarten Network believes kindergarten readiness is a shared responsibility. We are focused on two strategies: utilizing the Minnesota Department of Education’s Successful Learner Equation and supporting social-emotional learning for young children before kindergarten entry.

In practice, this currently looks like:

  • Creating a centralized Early Childhood Resource Hub 

  • Communicating with and building a shared understanding of “Successful Learner” for the community 

  • Engaging caregivers and educators in refining social-emotional learning supports within early childhood programs through the community co-design process

  • Developing and implementing a shared community data dashboard to visualize early childhood indicator data 

  • Distributing, repurposing, and increasing access to Transition to Kinder Cards 

  • Addressing child care barriers and recommendations outlined in the Childcare Insights report 

Network Members

  • Aldrich Nusery School

  • AMPACT

  • Civic League Day Nursery

  • Families First

  • Family Service Rochester

  • IMAA

  • Listos Preschool and Childcare

  • Olmsted County

  • Rochester Public Library

  • Rochester Public Schools

  • Serve Minnesota

  • SPARK

High School Graduation Network

Result 1: Every child succeeds academically through support in and out of school. 

Result 2: All kids graduate from high school and are prepared for their next step.

Strategies

The High School Graduation Network believes that all students can reach their fullest potential, graduate from high school, and be prepared for their next step with the proper resources and supports in place. To attain this, we are focused on two strategies: supporting positive identity formation and strengthening support networks for youth. 

In practice, this currently looks like: 

  • Offering culturally responsive professional development to schools, community partners, and students 

  • Evaluating after-school and summer expanded learning programming 

  • Facilitating students through a deep-dive data analysis with their respective schools by hosting a student data summit

  • Facilitating Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion through collaboration with community-based organizations and content experts

  • Centering student voice around school safety procedures

Network Members

  • Boys & Girls Club of Rochester

  • Chosen Valley Care Center Inc. | Family Service Rochester | Olmsted County

  • Family Service Rochester

  • Gamehaven Council, Boy Scouts of America

  • Girl Scouts River Valleys - ConnectZ Program

  • Hope Fuse

  • Journie Project

  • Mayo Clinic

  • MN Chamber of Commerce

  • Olmsted County

  • Opportunity Services

  • Rochester Community and Technical College

  • Rochester Catholic Schools

  • Rochester Public Library

  • Rochester Public Schools

  • Rosa Parks Charter High School

  • Rotary Club

  • Sports Mentorship Academy

  • Workforce Development Inc.