The Summer Step Up Program (SSUP) is a partnership between the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care and United Way of Massachusetts Bay. Beginning as a program in 2021 to introduce or reintroduce children to in-person learning following a year of largely virtual classrooms and isolation, this program has expanded to include school readiness through social emotional learning, academic learning, and exposure to structured play and learning experiences. The Summer Step Up Program provides funding and technical assistance to school districts and community partners to carry out and create summer learning for Pre-K through 3rd grade students and encourages school district and community partner collaboration.