LICC & TECC Child Growth & Development 11/20/14 -
In Attendance: Lisa Candels – Education Connection Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV), Martha McDonald – Project Interact, Ellen Karl – TPS, Deb Bristol – FRC, Jan Hebert - Litchfield County Pediatrics, Damian DeSilva – Wellmore Care Coordinator, Emily Starr – Future Foundations Child Care, Bruni Edwards – Education Connection B-3, Donna Labbe – TECC/TPS, Maureen O’Neil Davis - Parent
Help Me Grow – Deborah K. Watson, CT Office of Early Childhood, Help Me Grow Consultant
Interested in having Torrington be 1 of 10 communities Campaign. Helping children grow from B-5 – early intervention and connecting to services
1.Help Line 1-800-505-7000 Bilingual Spanish/English Child Dev Info Line – United Way 211 single point of contact for B-3
2. Safety Net for Families for families not able to access regular screenings – Ages Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) Screening in home 21 questionnaires (sub-set is used) Continue to send even if they don’t send back
3. Outreach – Pediatric & Family Practices, ECE settings, teachers & ASQ training full day 6 Hour ASQ and ASQ SE. A request to reach out to adoption pieces
4. Help Me Grow Network – create links to communities between 11-14 communities – OEC has a calendar division of family support services - ct children’s trust fund is another way to access calendar. Speaker & breakfast and chance to network
Help Me Grow Campaign – Help prepare children for school to identify earlier – 70-80% children are missed if a formal tool is not used. 1,500 people received the message in previous campaign. Found 1,000 families that were not receiving screenings elsewhere. Events – Spring to Fall ($5,000 Grant):
1. Community cafes (3) in 1 Month Hosted by Parents for Parents - Full Day Training –Families a strategy of Strengthening Families – Guiding Meaningful Questions
2. ASQ Sign Up (2) in 1 Month Providers and Parents
3. ASQ Screenings (1) in 1 Month - By appointment –signed a release so the children can play while parents explore center
B-3 Moving to OEC in July, 2015
PAT - Maternal Infant Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Serving 45 families with 5 on the wait list, put benchmarks on next agenda. Birth spacing, Education and work goals were areas of improvement. Parents Place – Every Friday 11:30-12:30 TAHD 350 Main street 0-6 months old.
Parent Engagement Event Ideas for FY2015:
CHILD FIRST – N/A
Litchfield County Pediatric – All is well
Ed Conn B-3 – Have openings (first time in a while) Look into outreach directly to parents
TECC Torrington is in a Federal Preschool Grant – Dec. 10th Awards Announced, Meeting to Discuss Applying for Smart Start – Friday, Nov. 21st 11:30-12:30
TPS – Behavioral Pre-K - 9 students
Project Interact – Has openings – using DECA for behavior
Torrington FRC – Programs are going well
Wellmore – Inventory of Collaborative Groups – Spanish Speaking Support Group
NAMI Maureen - Lobbyist proposed legislation -Put advocacy on the next agenda
Future Foundations – 0-3 very low
Respectfully submitted by Donna Labbe
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