School Readiness Consulting,

What School Readiness Consulting, does

School Readiness Consulting (SRC) is a Maryland-based professional services firm specializing in early childhood education (ECE) systems change. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Silver Spring, SRC delivers an integrated portfolio of services to state and local education agencies, foundations, and nonprofit organizations: strategic planning, rigorous research and evaluation (impact, process, and cost studies), professional learning and capacity building, equity-focused organizational development, and storytelling-based communications. Substantive work is documented across 141 projects in 27 states over the past five years, including 30 strategic plans, 43 evaluations, 24 racial equity convenings, 30 communities of practice, and 15 needs assessments, anchored by engagements such as the Virginia Preschool Initiative+ evaluation (with SRI International and RAND), the Quality Counts California Equity Project (with First 5 California and WestEd), and the Seattle Preschool Program process evaluation.

SRC's underlying technology is methodological rather than software-based. Its "products" are packaged intellectual property: evaluation frameworks, equity-centered planning models, storytelling toolkits, and reusable resources such as the Side by Side Playbook (co-developed with Vanguard Strong Start for Kids, hosted at sidebysideplaybook.com) and the P-3 Toolkit (built for the Colorado Department of Education). The firm operates with no consumer-facing application, API surface, or platform, and AI/automation is not part of its documented capability set. Delivery relies on a 11-50-person team led by Founder/CEO Lindsey Allard Agnamba, with a VP of Research and Evaluation, Senior Directors across practice areas, and an Advisor for Strategy and Systems.

Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements with government, foundation, and nonprofit clients; no public pricing exists because work is scoped per RFP or grant. GTM is sales-led and referral-driven, leveraging case-study publication, professional networks, and direct agency relationships. The customer base is diversified across segments - state education divisions (Vermont, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania, Colorado), city agencies (Seattle DEEL), major foundations (First 5 California, Kresge, Vanguard), and research nonprofits (WestEd, SRI, RAND) - which reduces single-customer dependency but exposes SRC to government budget cycles and grant-funded procurement rhythms.

Name

School Readiness Consulting,

Legal name

School Readiness Consulting

Website

https://schoolreadinessconsulting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

School Readiness Consulting is a Silver Spring, Maryland-based professional services firm that provides strategic planning, research and evaluation, professional learning, and equity-focused organizational development to state and local education agencies, foundations, and early childhood nonprofits across the United States.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Education Consulting

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Early Intervention Academic Readiness (Pre-K–Early Elementary) (EDAKADAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Standards Alignment & Curriculum Mapping Resources (State/NAEYC/Head Start) (EDACAJAN), Special Needs Early Intervention & Preschool Programs (EDAKAAAE)

Keywords

• Early childhood consulting
• Education evaluation services
• Strategic planning consulting
• Professional learning services
• Equity framework development

Headquarters

HQ city

Silver Spring

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: SRC generates revenue through consulting engagements with government agencies, foundations, and organizations seeking strategic planning, evaluation, and professional development services for early childhood education initiatives.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

School Readiness Consulting (SRC) is an early childhood education consulting firm that delivers strategic planning, rigorous research and evaluation, professional learning, equity-focused organizational development, and storytelling services. The firm works alongside government agencies, foundations, and early childhood organizations to improve systems-level outcomes for young children through consulting engagements, packaged resources such as the Side by Side Playbook, and frameworks like the P-3 Toolkit.

Product overview

School Readiness Consulting (SRC) is a consulting firm specializing in early childhood education systems. Rather than a unified software platform, SRC offers an integrated portfolio of professional services including strategic planning, research and evaluation, professional learning strategies, equity-focused organizational development, and storytelling support. Their offerings are delivered through direct consulting engagements and packaged resources such as the Side by Side Playbook and P-3 Toolkit, which extend their methodologies to clients and the broader early childhood field.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategic Planning Services
• Research and Evaluation
• Professional Learning Strategies
• Equity-Focused Organizational Development
• Storytelling Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 141 projects completed in 27 states over 5 years
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• WestEdcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022WestEd partnered with SRC on the Quality Counts California Equity Project in 2022. First 5 California, California Departments of Education and Social Services worked with SRC and WestEd to conduct the comprehensive QRIS equity review.
• Vanguard Strong Start for KidscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022In partnership with Vanguard Strong Start for Kids, SRC developed the Side by Side Playbook - an accessible, interactive resource providing community-informed solutions toward meaningful change within the early childhood system.
• Detroit Public Television (DPTV)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnered with DPTV to create Tools for Hope, a virtual learning series for Detroit's early childhood providers, and to highlight the role of early childhood professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic through storytelling profiles.
• Detroit Champions for HOPEminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020SRC worked with Detroit Champions for HOPE community advocates to support families in building positive racial identity in young children through language and children's literature in a train-the-trainer session.
• SRI InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019SRC partnered with SRI International on the Virginia Preschool Initiative+ impact evaluation, providing high-quality data for rigorous analysis of the VPI+ program's impact on participating children.
• RAND CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019SRC partnered with RAND Corporation on the Virginia Preschool Initiative+ cost study, leading data collection and analysis including benefit-cost analysis to understand the value of the investment in VPI+.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SRCTweets

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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