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Since 1958, it has been a leader in designing, implementing, and evaluating powerful and innovative programs in more than 80 countries around the world. Since 2006, EDC has conducted research on behalf of the CPB-PBS Ready To Learn program. Information about past research [is available at](is available at edc.org)[ ](is available at edc.org)[edc.org](is available at edc.org).  \nAuthors  \nElizabeth Hunt, Alice Kaiser, Megan Silander, Naomi Hupert, Christen Park, Shelley Pasnik  \nAcknowledgments  \nWe would like to extend our gratitude to our partners at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS KIDS, and public media stations across the United States, and our colleagues at SRI International for their assistance and support of this work. We would also like to thank the children, families, educators, and public media stations who participated in our studies over the years, and who continue to tune in to Ready To Learn content everyday. Without them, this program would not have been possible.  \nAI Disclosure: CPB provided EDC with archived materials for this report, including annual reports, station reports, and evaluation studies. The authors also used EDC’s closed ChatGPT to help synthesize information from these documents, identify relevant references, and draft appendix tables.  \nDesign and illustration by EDC’s Digital Design Group, with AI-assisted elements.  \nContents  \nExecutive Summary ........................................................................................................... 1  \nReaching All Families.................................................................................................................2  \nProven Gains in Learning ...........................................................................................................2  \nHigh-Quality Media ....................................................................................................................3  \nFoundational Partnerships ........................................................................................................3  \nLasting Innovation .....................................................................................................................4  \nServing America’s Families .......................................................................................................4  \nIntroduction ......................................................................................................................5  \nA Brief History of Ready To Learn .......................................................................................8  \nMedia to Meet the Needs of a Nation’s Children ................................................................ 12  \nResearch to Guide Production and Demonstrate Impact................................................... 20  \nScaling Access to Programming for Children and Families Nationwide ............................. 26  \nConnecting to Communities ............................................................................................ 28  \nValue for Children, Families, and Communities ................................................................ 36  \nLooking Forward: A Case for Renewed Investment, Lasting Innovation............................. 39  \nReferences....................................................................................................................... 45  \nAppendices...................................................................................................................... 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