Childhood educator and early-learning pioneer, Elizabeth Fraley Kinder Ready, CEO and founder of Kinder Ready™, today announces the launch of a national initiative aimed at helping families and educators understand and mitigate academic pressure in young children.
Building on her decade of expertise in early-learning assessment, curriculum development, English Language Learning, and executive functioning, Kinder Ready Elizabeth Fraley is dedicated to redefining early academic environments so that children learn with joy and confidence.
A Balanced Approach to Kindergarten Readiness
Kinder Ready™, headquartered in Santa Monica, CA, offers developmentally appropriate programs—one-on-one sessions, birthday and private‑event learning, and preschool assessments—designed to nurture children ages 3–6 as they prepare for kindergarten and elementary school. Central to their mission is addressing academic pressure headon.
“Pre‑K is a time for exuberant growth—not stress,” says Elizabeth Fraley Kinder Ready. “We believe children thrive when expectations are realistic, structured and kind.”
New Framework: Pressure‑aware Early Learning
The new initiative by Kinder Ready Elizabeth Fraley includes:
- Comprehensive White Paper: Drawing on cognitive psychology and educational research, the paper outlines how academic stress can affect executive functioning and long-term success.
- Parent & Educator Workshops: Grounded in SEL principles and Love & Logic strategies, these workshops build tools for fostering resilience while navigating academic expectations.
- Curriculum Enhancements: Social‑emotional and metacognitive activities embedded in all Kinder Ready programs, ensuring children learn strategies like flexible thinking, time‑management, goal‑setting, and active recall.
Roots in Evidence‑based Best Practices
The initiative follows the success of Kinder Ready’s recent elementary and early‑age “Study Skills Course,” launched June 3, 2025. This course focused on organizing study habits, time management, and using spaced repetition and active recall methods.
“Study skills begin before grade school,” notes Elizabeth Fraley Kinder Ready. “Children gain confidence when we introduce organizational and executive strategies early, in developmentally sound ways.
Community Partnerships and Parent Support
Citations from Kinder Ready’s website highlight its family‑centered ethos. Parent Carl R. praised Elizabeth Fraley as “an exceptional educator” who tailored instruction creatively to reveal their boys’ academic strengths.
The company also offers assessments including parent questionnaires to map home practice and developmental gaps, reinforcing how school-world pressures can be understood from the child’s whole-environment context.
By combining thorough observation, individualized curriculum, SEL-infused activities, and now explicit pressure‑reducing frameworks, Kinder Ready Elizabeth Fraley stands out as a leader in balanced early learning programming.
About Kinder Ready & Elizabeth Fraley
Kinder Ready Tutoring provides Pre‑Kindergarten readiness assessment and private school preparation via individual learning sessions .
Elizabeth Fraley Kinder Ready, with a rich background in elementary and preschool instruction, holds degrees from Boise State University (M.Ed.) and Bowling Green State (B.S) and is Love & Logic trained . She was lauded as educator of the year in Los Angeles County, featured on Hallmark Home & Family with journalist Lisa Ling, and writes for HuffPost. She continues to innovate in social-emotional learning, executive function, and reducing undue early pressure.
For further details on Kinder Ready’s programs, visit their website: https://www.kinderready.com/.
Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ElizabethFraleyKinderReady
