Early education is critical to children's success -- but millions of kids in the United States still don't have access to programs that prepare them to thrive in kindergarten and beyond. Enter the UPSTART Project, a plan to bring early learning into the homes of children in underserved communities, at no cost to families. Education innovator Claudia Miner shares how UPSTART is setting four-year-olds up for success with 15 minutes of learning a day -- and how you can help. (This ambitious plan is a part of the Audacious Project, TED's initiative to inspire and fund global change.)

Claudia Miner: A new way to get every child ready for kindergarten

A new way to get every child ready for kindergarten

Over 50 years post-Head Start, US still sees 2.2 million preschoolers without early education, risking their future success.

UPSTART's at-home, tech-based kindergarten-readiness program demonstrates significant learning gains, reaching 60,000 preschoolers.

Aiming to bridge early education gaps, UPSTART plans to serve a quarter million children in five years, with scalable state support.