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Care4Kids Exec Summary (10 page) (pdf) |
COMMUNITY
REPORT CARD The
Huntingdon County Care4Kids Initiative is pleased to present its report card of
activities in 2003-2004. What is
the Care4Kids Initiative and its Purpose?
Care4Kids is a community-based early care and education planning team
working with parents, child care and early education providers, and member
organizations of Families and Communities Together (Families & Communities Together) Collaborative to
promote a comprehensive plan for enhancing early care and education in
Huntingdon County. Our
vision is that children in Huntingdon County will be healthy, safe, successful
and ready for life. Our mission is to promote quality, affordable, and accessible
child care and early education opportunities for children of Huntingdon County.
To accomplish our mission, we support parents and child care and early
education providers with the best tools, skills, and resources to create a
healthy, safe, and educationally-appropriate child care environment. Activities and Accomplishments.
The primary focus of the Initiative is to improve the quality
of life of children from birth to 16 years of age in Huntingdon County.
The Initiative is proud to report the following accomplishments related
to its priorities: Assess
and increase the capacity of child care: Ø
133% increase in the
number of child care providers applying for First Steps to STARS grants. Ø
Developed a county map
locating child care providers and areas in need of child care services. Enhance
the quality of early care and education: Ø
Provided training to 94%
of child care providers in developing child care emergency plans consistent with
Huntingdon County’s Emergency Management Plan Ø
Coordinating “Books for
Babies”—a guide promoting early childhood and family literacy Support
child care provider education and career development: Ø
Provided
increased and low-cost local training opportunities for child care providers Ø
Developed
a Child Care Provider Support Network Advocate
for quality child care especially for children with special needs: Ø
Raised awareness of the
need for child care services for children with special needs Promote
public and parent awareness and education about quality early care and education
opportunities: Ø Published a Community Resource/Referral Guide for parents Ø
Publishing
Care4Kids “Families & Communities Together Sheets” that promote public/parent education about early
care and school readiness Ø
Produced “I Can Be At Work Today Because of Quality Child Care” window clings
promoting the need for and use of quality child care services. Care4Kids Exec Summary (10 page) (pdf)
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