In rural Guatemala, preschools are rare.
We're changing that — one village at a time.
She cares deeply about her community. We train her with a culturally adapted curriculum — three manuals built specifically for Mayan communities.
12 to 15 children, ages 4 to 6, learn in small groups for 2–3 hours a day. No building needed. No bureaucracy. Just a room, a teacher, and a curriculum that works.
Education. Daily nutrition. Gardening. Art. Social-emotional skills. Two years in our program, and these children are ready for first grade — and for a different kind of life.
Every pin is a real classroom, run by a real teacher, in a real community. Click to meet them.
That's less than a dollar a day. The model is so efficient because teachers are from the community, classrooms are in homes, and the curriculum was built specifically for this context.
Learn How to HelpMonthly pay for 45 community facilitators, deposited directly into their personal bank accounts.
Three custom teaching manuals, educational supplies, and training sessions three times per year.
Daily nutritional snacks for every student. You can't learn when you're hungry.
Gardening, art, environmental awareness, and social-emotional learning that builds the whole child.
Our 501(c)(3) corporate account at Charles Schwab is managed by a certified accountant. Funds transfer monthly to Guatemala, requiring dual signatures. Directors and our Guatemalan accountant review every expense monthly. Teachers receive stipends directly in their bank accounts.
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30+ years as a teacher and trainer, working with immigrant and refugee students from Latin America.
With sixteen years experience, Sarita administers 26 classrooms in two departments.
Lucy has been with Let’s Be Ready for 15 years. As a curriculum specialist, Lucy oversees yearly updates to our curriculum and travels extensively to meet with and support teachers.
“Dedicated men and women believe that all children in their communities deserve access to early education. They opened preschools in their homes, and they changed everything.”
— Let's Be Ready, 2026
We have 45 classrooms. Thousands more are needed. The model works. The teachers are ready. The only thing missing is funding.
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