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Finding their voices through children The NIÑO Project – Refugee Child Care

Finding their voices through children The NIÑO Project – Refugee Child Care . Terri MacDonald and Kate Nelson Symphorose Renzaho Zainab Dalib Jodi Larson – Farrow . The NIÑO Project . The NIÑO Project is a program of Mountain States group META program

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Finding their voices through children The NIÑO Project – Refugee Child Care

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  1. Finding their voices through childrenThe NIÑO Project – Refugee Child Care Terri MacDonald and Kate Nelson SymphoroseRenzaho ZainabDalib Jodi Larson – Farrow

  2. The NIÑO Project • The NIÑO Project is a program of Mountain States group META program • META - Micro Enterprise Training and Assistance • META provides start up business loans to underserved entrepreneurs • META provides one on one counseling, Workshops and Affordable business plan training • The NIÑO Project is a grant project. There are no loans involved.

  3. Objectives • Assist refugees in becoming self-sufficient • Increase home-based child care options for refugee families • Promote Quality Child Care for refugee families

  4. Eligibility Requirements • Must still be a refugee. • Must live on ground floor of apartment • Must have landlord permission. • Must meet all requirements of State, City and NIÑO Project requirements.

  5. Project Requirements • Providers must have signed landlord approval • Must meet all Child Care licensing requirements • Must have current CPR and First Aid certificates • Participate in 10 hours business startup class • Participate in 4 hours child related classes • Commit to 14 hours of training a year • Meet all ICCP requirements

  6. We Provide… • Money for child care licensing requirements and equipment • Technical Assistance • Interpreter Assistance • Family child care business classes • Child care related classes • Home visits • Information for Idaho Child Care Program requirements

  7. Project Year 2011-2013 • • 61 participants enrolled and went through the NIÑO Project training. • • 37 participants were fully licensed by the City of Boise or the State of Idaho • • 128 slots were opened for families based on 4 openings per child care • • 46 parents were enrolled in the facilities opened in the end of the 2013 project year

  8. Project Years 2011-2013 Continued • • 84 children were enrolled in these facilities at the end of the 2013 project year • • At the end of the project, 32 refugees remained fully licensed child care providers • • At the end of the project, 32 NIÑO providers were receiving over $26,000 in child care subsidies each month.

  9. Program Challenges • Apartment Complex permission • Navigating the Idaho Child Care Program ( ICCP) • Transportation Issues • Expectations of child care • Filling child care homes to capacity

  10. Populations Represented 2011- 2013 • Ethnic Somali • Somali – Bantu • Rwandan • Congolese • Burmese • Burundi • Togo • Iraq

  11. Community Partners • Central District Health • Boise City • Idaho AEYC • Agency for New Americans • International Rescue Committee • World Relief • Idaho Office for Refugees • IdahoSTARS • Health and Welfare • St. Alphonso's Hospital • CPR Lifesaver • And more

  12. Success Story TuTu • Arrived in the US in 2008 • Spent year in a refugee camp in Thailand • Now has 3 children enrolled in child care which includes her grandchild • Active and engaged in NIÑO on – going classes • TuTu’s English has improved dramatically since she enrolled in the NIÑO Project

  13. Success Story Ali Hamud • Ali arrived with his family in March of 2009 • Spent most of his life in a Kenyan refugee camp • Became NIÑO’s first licensed child care provider on February 14th, 2012 • Ali cares for his sister’s 5 children • Ali attends NIÑO and CWI classes

  14. Current Project 2013-2015 • Add 12 New providers per year • Re-enroll 10 providers per year • 6 to 8 participants will be enrolled in the NIÑO Project’s Professional Development Program • Provide on going home visits and technical assistance to all providers enrolled • Provide on going child care related classes for Boise City Credit.

  15. Project Year 2013-2015 continued • Currently, there are 6 new child care providers enrolled in the NIÑO Project as of December 2013. • 20 providers have re-enrolled in the project • 5 providers are now licensed by Boise City • 3 providers have enrolled children in care • And, finally, the Professional Development Program has 6 participants.

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