Education
Contact: Connie Pyles
(816) 559-4682
Email: conniepyles@uwgkc.org
Success by 6 Resource Centers provide educational training, materials and technology stations for traditional parents, non-traditional parents, teen parents, child care providers, early childhood educators and parent educators. In partnership with local school districts and organizations, the United Way Success by 6 Resource Centers provide a Toy and Resource Lending Library filled with educational toys and books appropriate for children birth to age 8. All materials are available for checkout free of charge to anyone who works or lives with children from birth to the twelfth grade in Clay, Platte, Cass or Jackson counties. Activities and hours of operation vary by location. Please call the center more information.
United Way Success By 6 Resource Center Locations:
Belton - Grace ECCE Center
614 W. Mill Street
Belton, MO 64012 (816) 348-1029
Blue Springs - Hall McCarter Education Center
5000 Valley View Road
Blue Springs, MO 64015
(816) 224-4438
Center (KCMO) - Parents As Teachers/ Boone Elementary School
8817 Wornall Road
Kansas City, MO 64114
(816) 349-3719
Fort Osage - Indian Trail Elementary School
24300 E. Bundschu Road
Independence, MO 64056
(816) 650-7655
Grandview - High Grove Early Childhood Center
2500 High Grove Road
Grandview, MO 64030
(816) 316-5192
Harrisonville - Harrisonville Early Childhood Center
500 Polar Lane
Harrisonville, MO 64701
(816) 380-4421
Hickman Mills (KCMO) - Baptiste Education Center, Freda Markley ECC
5401 E. 103rd St., Room 3
Kansas City, MO 64137
(816) 316-7060
Independence - Hanthorn Early Education
1511 S. Kings Highway
Independence, MO 64055
(816) 521-5485
North Kansas City - Early Childhood Education Center
6800 Sobbie Road
Pleasant Valley, MO 64068
(816) 413-5650
Oak Grove - Oak Grove Early Childhood Center
1205 S. Salem
Oak Grove, MO 64075
(816) 690-3762
Raytown - New Trails Early Childhood Center
6325 Hunter Ave.
Raytown, MO 64133
(816) 268-7430
Tri-County Smart Start Coalition
Contact: Carol Smith (816) 559-4743
Email: carolsmith@uwgkc.org
Tri-County Smart Start works to increase the number of quality early learning programs in Johnson, Leavenworth and Wyandotte counties by providing financial assistance, training and coaching to 20 early learning programs in these three counties. Primarily funded through a grant by the Kansas Children's Cabinet, matching funding is provided by United Way of Greater Kansas City, Leavenworth County and Wyandotte County.
