Ready by Five Millage Partners
Welcome to the Millage Portal. We are excited to have you as part of the Ready by Five partner network!
Below you will find resources, links, a schedule of events, and deadlines. Everything you need to fulfill Ready by Five millage requirements.
Your Most Referenced References
Keep these at your fingertips:
2025-26 Ready by Five Referral Directory (updated Nov. 14, 2025)
Ready by Five Community Types Map – FY 2024
Ready by Five Community Type by ZIP Code - FY 2025
Communications Standards (updated January 2025_all services) (Click here for a zipped file of the logos you'll need)
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Technical Assistance
- 2025-26 New Contract Onboarding Session Video (added August 18, 2025)
- 2025-26 New Contract Onboarding Presentation Slides
Here are some resources to guide you on Data Share Agreements:
- Business Associate Agreement (Data Agreement for Covered Entities) (updated December 2020)
- Data Agreement (Data Agreement for Non-Covered Entities) (updated January 2021)
- Amendment – BAA
- Amendment -DSA
Data Fun
2025-26 Data Documents
- Ready by Five Data Playbook provides additional support to Service Providers in meeting their data responsibilities.
- The File Definition Document provides technical standards for data submissions.
- The Data Fields Definitions will provide additional context and definitions for each field.
- Here is the Data Template.
- The Agency ID for Ready by Five Data File provides an agency ID for each contract submitting monthly data to the Kent County Health Department (updated 9/18/25)
- Here are the QIC Meeting Slides and the QIC Meeting Recording
Training and Education
Ready by Five now supports more than 40 programs aimed at improving the health and well-being of expectant parents and the development and early learning of children through age five across Kent County. There is training and education for the nearly 150 early childhood professionals whose positions are supported by Ready by Five funds. This will ensure the workforce stays up to date on early childhood best practices, trauma-informed approaches, and more.
Translation and Interpretation
All programs funded by Ready by Five now have access to Translation and Interpretation Services and the cost will be covered by Ready by Five Millage funding.
Prior to requesting services, programs must indicate their intent to use services with First Steps Kent by registering, at minimum, one Designated Contact for each program.
The contact information for all currently funded Translation and Interpretation Services
- Dates and Deadlines
Data and Reporting Deadlines
Your Ready by Five Team
Click on the name below to start an email, or find the entire staff and phone numbers on this page.
Kiana Garcia Zaderej - Interim VP of Community Investments
Carter Goldstein - Funding Administrator
Elyse Greene - Funding Administrator