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200+ Preschoolers Get K-Ready with Help from Bread Financial

Partnership with financial services company brings free pre-K learning to families in Columbus, Dallas and Salt Lake City COLUMBUS, OHIO — A new partnership between ApSeed, a nonprofit working to expand kindergarten readiness, and Bread Financial® (NYSE: BFH), a tech-forward financial services company that provides simple, personalized payment, lending and saving solutions, is putting powerful…

October 2026Read More →

ApSeed Announcements

Back to School prep starts early in Ashe County

Ashe County Preschoolers Get “Game Changing” Gift ApSeed joins annual Back 2 School Blast with pre-K learning tools given directly to families Event photos for publication(opens in new tab) ASHE COUNTY, N.C. — At this year’s Back 2 School Blast, 150 of Ashe County’s youngest learners went home with something designed to help get them…

August 2026Read More →

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Is a local nonprofit behind rising pre-k scores?

SALISBURY — ApSeed, a nonprofit geared toward pre-k education is championing, what they described as, vast improvements in kindergarten readiness. Based in Rowan County, ApSeed uses technology to work with with pre-k students. The organization provides parents with tablets outfitted with applications designed to help students a number of ways. “The touchpads are purpose-built for…

July 2026Read More →

ApSeed Announcements

Scores Soar 325% in Rowan County for pre-K test

Rowan Co. Pre-K Test Scores Soar 325% Kids think ApSeed is play. Educators call it a “game-changer.” ROWAN COUNTY, N.C. — Local nonprofit ApSeed is a major force behind skyrocketing Kindergarten readiness scores in Rowan-Salisbury Schools. Data shows results have soared from 17% to 73% in recent years, according to district data from the DIAL-4…

June 2026Read More →

ApSeed Announcements

National Public Policy Leader Joins ApSeed Board

ApSeed is proud to announce the appointment of Tami Jackson Buckner to its Board of Directors. A nationally recognized legislative and political strategist with more than 25 years of experience, she brings deep knowledge in federal policy, business sustainability, and strategic communications. (Photo of Ms. Buckner for publications) “ApSeed is building powerful partnerships to scale…

March 2026Read More →

ApSeed Announcements

ApSeed expands to Ohio, serves Columbus preschoolers

Columbus preschoolers are getting a boost to help ensure they’ll have the skills needed to be ready for kindergarten. Educational nonprofit ApSeed provided 75 of its custom-built pre-K touchpads to preschoolers via local partners, including Stowe Mission community resources center and Little Disciples Learning Center. (PHOTOS) These are ApSeed’s first partnerships in Ohio and it…

March 2026Read More →

ApSeed Announcements

More Rowan Co. (NC) Preschoolers Get Boost For Kindergarten Readiness

ApSeed is once again helping Rowan County preschoolers get a boost to help ensure they’ll have the skills needed to be ready for kindergarten. In the past few weeks, ApSeed has provided nearly 1,500 of its custom-built pre-K touchpads to preschoolers via local partners (PHOTOS), including Rowan-Salisbury Schools (RSS) district and Partners In Learning. RSS…

March 2026Read More →

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Non-profit gives out hundreds of educational touchpads to Morganton families

MORGANTON, N.C. — Hundreds of families in Morganton received free educational touchpads Friday from ApSeed, a nonprofit based in Salisbury. ApSeed distributed 350 custom-built pre-K educational touchpads at the Blue Ridge Community Action’s early child education center. Parents expressed excitement about their children using the touchpads to access interactive educational apps to help prepare for…

November 2025Read More →

ApSeed Announcements

New NC donor helps 250 preschoolers

(Morganton, NC) ApSeed distributed approximately 350 of its custom-built pre-K educational touchpads free of charge to Burke County families at Blue Ridge Community Action’s early childhood education center in Morganton (Fri., Oct. 24 at 10 a.m.). These touchpads are provided thanks to a $60,000 grant from the Rostan Family Foundation. This generous grant allows ApSeed to…

November 2025Read More →

ApSeed Announcements

Children in hospital get surprising gift

Pediatric patients get ApSeed special delivery ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏…

August 2025Read More →

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ApSeed and SparkNC Boost Future NC Tech Minds

Pre-K ApSeed helps high schoolers prep for high tech career ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏ ‌ ͏…

August 2025Read More →

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ApSeed pilot program in Pennsylvania

Preschoolers in Meadville, PA are now having even more fun learning their numbers, colors, letters, and sounds thanks to the ApSeed touchpad and a generous grant from the Ainsworth Foundation. The ApSeed team took 900 touchpads to the Crawford County, PA city in March as part of a pilot program. Nine participating agencies now have…

May 2025Read More →

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