top of page

Hancock County

Lead Support Partner: Hancock Chamber
Lead Fiscal Partner: Hancock Community Foundation
Application Year: 2010

Hancock County is the Fifteenth Excel By 5 Certified Early Learning Childhood Community. We began our certification journey in December 2010, and it was more than just checking off boxes. We were officially certified in 2013 and recertified in 2016 and 2019.


Excel By 5 is a community-based certification program designed to improve a child’s well-being by age five. It is the first of its kind in the United States. This program emphasizes the important roles communities play to ensure that our children in Hancock County are Happy, Healthy, and Ready to learn when they reach Kindergarten.


Hancock County Excel By 5 provides resources for our county's children and parents. We accomplish this by partnering with our amazing Library System, our Childcare Centers, and our School Districts. We are also very active in the community by attending local events such as Children’s Health Fairs, Safety Fairs, and Festivals.

Coalition Contact:

Cathy Wilson

Chairperson

cathycreasywilson@gmail.com

“We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say "It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem." Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.”
― Fred Rogers
_edited.jpg

Monthly Readiness Calendar

Activities you can do with your child, plus puzzles to help parents and your little scholars stay sharp!

Join Our Community

Sign up for our Excel By 5 newsletter.

By submitting this form, you are opting in to receive email newsletters from Excel By 5.

bottom of page