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Harrison, Monona, Shelby Early Childhood Iowa

Harrison, Monona, Shelby Early Childhood Iowa. Diane Foss HMS ECI Director 610 Iowa Avenue Onawa, Iowa 51040 (712) 433-9553. What is Early Childhood Iowa?.

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Harrison, Monona, Shelby Early Childhood Iowa

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  1. Harrison, Monona, Shelby Early Childhood Iowa Diane Foss HMS ECI Director 610 Iowa Avenue Onawa, Iowa 51040 (712) 433-9553

  2. What is Early Childhood Iowa? • An initiative to empower individuals and their communities to achieve desired results to improve the quality of life for children ages birth to 5 and their families. “Every child, beginning at birth, will be healthy and successful.”

  3. Vision “Our community will assist families in nurturing their children in a safe and supporting environment, which will provide the opportunity in preparing our children for a safe and healthy future.” Mission “To ensure the collaboration within our community that will provide our families with young children the resources and opportunities necessary to have the highest quality of life possible.”

  4. Harrison, Monona, Shelby Early Childhood Iowa Priorities • Provide a comprehensive program of parent support and education to families with children ages 0 – 5. • Increase the availability of affordable quality childcare for all times of the day while improving connections between families and providers. • Improve the quality of early childhood care and education through professional development and support to providers. • Provide an early childhood education experience to children before entering kindergarten.

  5. Board Members Harrison CountyShelby County Jenny Seuntjens - Secretary James Burmeister Mike Bunde Pat Davitt Ron Riley Cindy Burchett – Vice Chair Monona County Anne Livermore Janice Hildreth Amy Maule - Chair

  6. HMS Early Childhood Board Primary Responsibilities • The Harrison, Monona, Shelby Early Childhood (HMS ECI) Board is responsible for the oversight and management of Harrison, Monona, Shelby Early Childhood Iowa funds. • Additionally the HMS ECI Board is responsible for leading a community planning process responsible for developing and implementing the community plan to ensure Harrison, Monona, and Shelby County children enter kindergarten ready to learn. • A copy of the community plan can be obtained from the HMS ECI Office.

  7. Communities Served HarrisonMononaShelby  Dunlap Blencoe Defiance Logan Castana Earling Little Sioux Mapleton Elk Horn Magnolia Moorhead Harlan Missouri Valley Onawa Irwin Modale Rodney Kirkman Mondamin Soldier Panama Persia Turin Portsmouth Pisgah Ute Shelby Woodbine Whiting Tennant Westphalia

  8. School Districts Those school districts that work directly with the programs or the Harrison, Monona, Shelby Early Childhood Iowa board are: HarrisonMononaShelby Boyer Valley CSD MVAO CSD Harlan CSD Logan-Magnolia CSD West Monona CSD IKM – Manning CSD Missouri Valley CSD Whiting CSD Elk Horn-Kimballton West Harrison CSD Charter Oak Ute CSD SCCS (Private School) Woodbine CSD The remaining schools are only partially in our area or are bordering schools and work closely with the neighboring Early Childhood Iowa areas.

  9. HMS ECI POPULATION HMS ECI Population 2010 Harrison County 14,928 Monona County 9,243 Shelby County 12,167 Total Population 36,338 Total Child Population 0 – 17 8,439 Total Child Population 0 – 5 2,526 Population Growth Harrison County -4.7% Monona County -7.8% Shelby County -7.6% 2010 Census Population Growth for 2000 to 2010

  10. Poverty 2000 Total Population 0-17 Harrison 7.1% 8.7% Monona 9.4% 8.9% Shelby 6% 6.4% Iowa 9.1% 11% 2010 Total Population0-17 Harrison 10% 14.9% Monona 11% 20% Shelby 10.2% 12.5% Iowa 12.5% 16.2% 2010 Census

  11. Child Abuse 0 - 5 Child Abuse Victims in Iowa % of abused were children 0 – 5 # of children 0-5 abused 20072010 Harrison 24; 36.9% 37; 55% Monona 15; 46.9% 13; 43% Shelby 23; 51.1% 13; 41.9% Prepared by: Prevent Child Abuse Iowa, www.pcaiowa.org Source: Iowa Dept. of Human Services

  12. Child Abuse 0 - 17 Prepared by: Prevent Child Abuse Iowa, www.pcaiowa.org, 8/19/2011 Source: Iowa Dept. of Human Services

  13. State Funds Received Early Childhood Funds to enhance the capacity and quality of child care services to help parents obtain or retain employment. Funds can be distributed in the following areas: Capacity Building Quality Improvement Home or Center Child Care Consultant Child Care Nurse Consultant Provider Training or Professional Development 5% can be used for Administration Costs Total Received for fiscal year 2012 - $33,498

  14. State Funds Received • School Ready Funds are utilized to support a comprehensive school ready children plan designed by the HMS ECI area board. Most of the funding is targeted for categorical purposes with specific parameters. Funds can be distributed in the following areas: Preschool Programming for Low Income Families Family Support Prenatal through Five Quality Improvement Funds Other Funds (General Aid) Administration Cost Up to 3% Total Received for fiscal year 2012 - $316,532

  15. Funding Patterns 2000 to 2012

  16. HMS ECI Funded Programs Learning for Life Parent Education and Home Visitation Program provides families with young children personalized home visits with a certified parent educator. The parent educator will help the parent(s) give your child the best possible start in life by helping increase confidence and knowledge of child development and parenting skills. For more information about each program please contact the following educators in your county. Harrison County Sherri Webb, Linnea Handbury, or Tabbi Melby (Teen Parent Educator) at (712) 644-2220 Monona County Ann Schmidt or Cristy Wright at (712)433-1773 Shelby County Joan Kloewer, Rhonda Anderson, or Karla Berndt at (712)755-4296

  17. HMS ECI Funded Programs Child Care Nurse Consultant(CCNC) program is designed to improve the health and safety of Iowa’s children while they are enrolled in child care and early education settings. The CCNC works closely with childcare providers, offering health and safety assessments, child record reviews, training, and consultation services through on-site visits, telephone, and email contacts. These services improve the quality of care provided to the families and children participating in care. Child Care Nurse Consultant: Lori Hoch at (712)263-3303

  18. HMS ECI Funded Programs Child Care Consultant provides professional and quality consultation and training to local care and education providers in order to enhance and improve the care provided to children ages birth to five years of age. Child Care Consultant: Jeanette Linnenburger at (712)322-2621 Ext 20

  19. HMS ECI Funded Programs Oral Health – ISMILE provides gap-filling direct care services to improve and maintain the oral health status of children in our area. A registered dental hygienist visits all the preschools in the area providing oral hygiene education, oral health screenings, and fluoride varnish applications for all children who return consents to the school. Oral Health Hygienist: Sharon Davidson at (712) 263-3303

  20. HMS ECI Funded Programs Preschool Scholarships Program provides for families with preschool age children (3, 4 and 5) that are not receiving tuition assistance through any other program (i.e. Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program, Shared Visions, Head Start, etc.).  Scholarships will be given on a first come/first served basis and will pay up to $75 for 4 and 5 year olds and up to $100 for 3 year olds (up to 3 days a week of preschool) of the tuition for children that are at or below 200% of the federal poverty guideline. Scholarships will be provided to those whose incomes are below 100% of the federal poverty guidelines at 100% for (3 days a week of preschool). Tuition assistance is confidential. More Information Contact: Diane Foss at (712)433-9553

  21. HMS ECI Funded Programs Transportation West Central Community Action collaborates with Southwest Iowa Planning Council to provide transportation for Head Start students in Logan and transfers them to the Woodbine Head Start. Early Care and Education Professional Development Professional Development provided by local professionals such as the child care nurse consultant and Area Education Agency educators to provide critical training to improve the quality care for children ages 0 – 5. Preschool Playground Improvement Grants an opportunity to improve the safety of preschools outdoor play environments to expand the learning experience for children. All participants will receive a playground safety assessment and complete a training requirement.

  22. How Much Was Done?

  23. How Much Was Done?

  24. What Else Did We Do? • Oral Health (I-SMILE) served 453 children with dental screens 36 of those children were referred on for additional treatment or services • Child Care Nurse Consultant made 168 visits to Early Child Care and Education providers, assisting them to improve and educate about health and safety issues and to improve the quality of service that was provided to 4,312 children • Child Care Consultant made 70 visits to Early Child Care and Education providers, assisting them to improve the quality of service that was provided to 1,079 children.

  25. How Much Did We Do?Playground Improvement Grants Child Care Nurse Consultant made 21 visits to 11 different playgrounds that were used by 22 different programs to provide guidance and safety assessment of those playgrounds. 493 preschool students were using preschool playgrounds that made significant safety improvements in 2011.

  26. Questions? Diane Foss 610 Iowa Avenue Onawa, Iowa 51040 (712) 433-9553 (712) 433-9503 fax dfoss@dhs.state.ia.us

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