Transcript Strengthening Families Initiative

Strengthening Families
through Early Care and
Education
Chicago, IL
October 27, 2006
The Ripple Effect
 Beyond
expectations: a surprising,
explosive movement led by early
childhood leaders in many states
 Momentum
and great
partnerships: approaching
a tipping point
Ripples One at a Time
 Find
evidence that early childhood
programs can prevent child abuse
 Influence national leaders and systems
to adopt the idea
 Focus on state by state implementation
to reach scale
 Create greater safety for millions of
young children
The Result
 Small
but significant changes in early
childhood practice that help programs
reach out to families more effectively can
have enormous impact on:
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Preventing child abuse and neglect
Parenting competence and confidence
Long term results for young children
Steps Along the Way
 A new
framework for preventing child
abuse and neglect
 Finding exemplary programs and
documenting good practice
 Partnerships with key national leaders and
national organizations
 State leadership teams, now in 21 states
Where we are today
7
CSSP pilot states
 3 Largest Cities: LA, Chicago, New York
 9 Trust Fund Grantees (3 pilots)
 15 Learning Network States
 Zero to Three training in 12 states
 NAEYC Fellows in 24 states
CSSP Pilot States
WA
ME
MT
ND
OR
MN
ID
V
T
SD
N
H
NY
WI
MA
MI
WY
RI
CT
PA
IA
CA
NV
NJ
NE
UT
OH
IL
DE
IN
WV
CO
MO
KS
MD
VA
KY
NC
AZ
TN
OK
NM
AR
SC
MS
TX
AK
AL
GA
LA
FL
HI
DC
CSSP Pilot State Impact
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Total Children: 700,302
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Total Centers: 10,747
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Number of Centers Implementing Action Plans
by end of 2006: 4,175
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Exemplary programs identified in pilot states:
214
CSSP and Alliance States
WA
ME
MT
ND
OR
MN
ID
V
T
SD
N
H
NY
WI
MA
MI
WY
RI
CT
PA
IA
CA
NV
NJ
NE
UT
OH
IL
DE
IN
WV
CO
MO
KS
MD
VA
KY
NC
AZ
TN
OK
NM
AR
SC
MS
TX
AK
AL
GA
LA
FL
HI
DC
Potential Impact of Statewide
Implementers
 Total
centers: 34,614
 Total
children 0-5 in child care: 2,873,966
Behind the Numbers
 Enthusiasm
and leadership from key state
leaders: early childhood, child welfare
administrators, Children’s Trust Funds,
governors
 State
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Policy and Regulatory Changes:
Professional Development
Licensing
Quality Rating Scales
Mandatory Reporter Training
National Influence
Protective factors alignment from the most
important organizations and leaders
 NAEYC
accreditation changes:
971,000 children in 11,353 centers
 Parents as Teachers: 320,000 Children
 Healthy Families America: 50,000 families
All States with Activity
WA
ME
MT
ND
OR
MN
ID
V
T
SD
N
H
NY
WI
MA
MI
WY
RI
CT
PA
IA
CA
NV
NJ
NE
UT
OH
IL
DE
IN
CO
MD
WV
MO
KS
VA
KY
DC
NC
AZ
TN
OK
NM
AR
SC
MS
TX
AL
DC
GA
NH
LA
RI
AK
FL
HI
CSSP Pilot Sites
Children's Trust Fund States
Learning Network
Zero to Three Partnering with Parents States
NAEYC STSF States
CSSP Exemplary Programs
Signs of Systems Change
 Reframing
CAN prevention to highlight
child development
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CDC Violence Prevention Branch
HHS Office on Child Abuse and Neglect
 Including
Support for Families in Early
Childhood Efforts: A New Norm?
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State PreK Funding
Policy Guidance from NCSL and NGA
Gates Foundation and other funders
A Tipping Point?
 Momentum
and impact is growing
 Significant
adoption of a new national
approach to prevention AND good results
for more children
 Continued
and growing demand from
states and national organizations for
technical assistance and planning
The Work is Not Finished
Continued leadership and support is
necessary to:
 Deepen
good practice
 Ensure sustainable policy
 Move to scale in all states
 Track results and generate evidence of
effectiveness
The “New Normal”
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Child abuse and neglect prevention becomes
building healthy families
 Early childhood programs extend their mission
to support families and protect children
 Child welfare and other state systems that serve
vulnerable children and families recognize and
support the developmental needs of young
children
 State policy and funding sustain the work of
Strengthening Families