Excel By 5, Inc.

06/02/2026

We're excited to kick off , but the fun doesn't stop there! Be sure to check out this month's activity calendar filled with ways to learn, play, and discover all summer long. This month, we're hitting the road with a transportation theme and spotlighting the letter Tt! 🚗✈️🚂

06/02/2026

06/01/2026

📣 Child care providers — your voice matters!

The Mississippi Department of Human Services Child Care Quality Support System, ELEVATE, is designed to work for YOU. The Systems Change Lab at Mississippi State University’s Social Science Research Center wants to hear about how the program is working and what would help you succeed. Take this anonymous survey — it only takes about 15 minutes.

🎁 Bonus: Complete the survey for a chance to win 1 of 3 $500 gift cards!
👉 Access the survey here: https://bit.ly/49HUnjG
🗓️ Deadline: June 16

If you're a center director or owner, please share this with your teaching staff. Thank you for everything you do for Mississippi's children.

06/01/2026

Our campaign launched yesterday, encouraging families, caregivers, schools, businesses, libraries, and community leaders to help children build a daily habit of reading for 20 minutes. Tune in today to hear from Excel by 5 Regional Community Navigator Randi Carter! Who will YOU challenge? It's YOUR turn!!

05/31/2026

We're grateful to First Lady Elee Reeves for joining the challenge and helping encourage Mississippi families to make reading a daily habit this summer.

Just 20 minutes of reading each day can help build literacy skills, spark imagination, strengthen family connections, and prepare children for success in school and beyond.

Thank you, First Lady Elee Reeves, for supporting Mississippi's children and families and helping us spread the message that every minute spent reading matters.