
Why Early Education
If you can change the beginning, you can change everything.
Change the beginning, and you change everything.
For 58 years, Pathways Early Education Center has championed quality early learning and care programs so that children in Immokalee have an equitable opportunity to thrive.
For 58 years, Pathways Early Education Center has championed quality early learning and care programs so that children in Immokalee have an equitable opportunity to thrive.
The opportunity gap is measurable as early as nine months of age.
The opportunity gap is measurable as early as nine months of age.
On average, children from under-resourced communities enter kindergarten 18 months behind their more advantaged peers; no school system can remediate this gap on a large scale.
On average, children from under-resourced communities enter kindergarten 18 months behind their more advantaged peers; no school system can remediate this gap on a large scale.

We take a whole child approach.
We take a whole child approach.
By developing a whole child model that is responsive to the unique needs of every child, we tackle the cycles of inequity that exist today, creating lifelong learners who are equipped to fulfill their vision of success in and out of the classroom.
Why They Give
“For over half a century Pathways Early Education Center of Immokalee has been serving the youth of Immokalee. It is because of their long-standing work and dedication that so many are proud to call Immokalee home.”
“Pathways Early Education Center of Immokalee is critical in our area. They foster our most important resource, our children. through childcare, education, literacy and school readiness programs. Pathways engages children in learning opportunities and encourage parent and family participation. They truly are an asset to our community here in Immokalee.”