The Katmint Learning Initiative

This post The science is clear: 90% of brain development happens before age 5. 🧠📚

The years before kindergarten aren’t just playtime, they’re the most critical window for language acquisition, emotional regulation, and cognitive growth. Children who engage in quality early education are more likely to read at grade level, graduate high school, and thrive long-term. Every book, every question, every conversation on that rug is building neural pathways that last a lifetime.

This is why we show up. This is why it matters.
🔗 Learn more about our early education programs — link in bio.

Happy Monday to all! Last Friday we celebrated our Mother’s & all our parents who show up every single day for our little ones. A coffee & donut treat is the least we can do to honor every caregiver who makes it happen. You are seen. 🍩☕

We hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day Weekend!

Wishing you and yours a sweet Easter Sunday! 🌸
However you’re spending it, we hope it’s full of good food, good people, and a little bit of magic 🐣

The weather is warming up and we are enjoying every bit of it! 🌤️ There’s something special about watching kids discover the world on their own terms: outside, together, fully in it. This is what play based learning is all about. 🌱

Happy Spring! New season, new lessons 🌱🌸
This month we’re learning about growth — and what better way than getting our hands in the soil? Seeds planted, water poured, and plenty of sunshine in between.

And the smiles? Absolutely unmatched. 😄
This is what learning looks like when kids are truly in their element! Curious, joyful, and having the BEST time. 🌻

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Yesterday we had the opportunity to meet with Mamdani and Executive Director Emmy Liss. We thank them both for taking the time to truly listen, show compassion, and engage with our Executive Director Andre Farrell and members of 5-Borough NYC early ed coalition of providers across New York City.

Together with the 5 Borough NYCEEC, we stood united to elevate the real challenges impacting our field and the families we serve every day.

We spoke directly on the urgent need for:
• Reform before expansion
• Release of new RFPs in underserved communities
• Pay parity and livable wages for educators
• Sustained investment in community-based organizations
• Real partnership with providers already doing the work
• Protecting choice in early childhood education

This work is bigger than any one program — it’s about the future of our children, our workforce, and our communities.

Thank you to every provider across all five boroughs who continues to show up, speak out, and stand together. Your voices matter. Your work matters.
We look forward to continued conversation, collaboration, and action.
Together, we can build a stronger, more equitable early childhood system.

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