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Ready by 5 reports nearly 17,000 residents reached in 2025; presenters warn of provider closures and procurement changes
Summary
Ready by 5 presenters told Kent County commissioners that millage-funded programs served 16,528 individuals in 2025, delivered nearly 29,000 services and reimbursed about $9.2 million of $9.3 million awarded. Presenters flagged service-provider closures and an RFP consolidation that officials say will preserve core services.
Jennifer Headley Nordman, president of CFSKENT, and Ready by 5 staff presented the program’s 2025 annual report to the Kent County Board of Commissioners Policy and Operations Committee on May 12, saying the early-childhood millage continues to reach families countywide.
The presentation showed Ready by 5-funded programs served 16,528 individuals in 2025 (up from 15,372 in 2024), delivered nearly 29,000 services across all ZIP codes and had a 98% utilization rate, with roughly $9.2 million of $9.3 million awarded reimbursed, Jasper Tinoco, the program’s data specialist, told commissioners.
Those figures matter, presenters said, because early investment in ages 0–5 yields long-term benefits for education, health and earnings. "The earlier we invest, the greater return that we have," Kiana, vice president…
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