This report examines the Way to Grow (WTG) school readiness program, which is designed to promote healthy development and school readiness of Minnesota children from birth through age 6 by coordinating and improving access to community-based health, education, and social services. This pilot program began in fiscal year 1990 and was being implemented in five communities in 1993, including Minneapolis, St. Paul-Frogtown, Columbia Heights, St. Cloud, and Winona. The main features and funding levels of the five programs are discussed. An evaluation of the five programs is also described, noting that: the vast majority of parents considered WTG to be beneficial to their families; the program increased levels of parent involvement in school activities; and use of child health and developmental screening increased. The report recommends that the WTG program be expanded beyond a pilot program, with increased state funding. It also calls for increased interagency collaboration, the creation of multidisciplinary advisory councils for each program, and a sensitivity to cultural differences and accessibility. (MDM)