Annual Evaluation Report

November 1, 2013

Clients and Services

Outcomes◦Mobile Dental Clinic◦CARES Plus◦Child Signature Program #2◦School Readiness

Evaluation Report

739 Children ages 0 to 5 years 345 Parents/Guardians 9 Special Needs children 55% Children speak Spanish 55% Parents speak Spanish 710 Kits for New Parents distributed 97 providers

Total Children and Families Served

Overview: Total Children/Parents Served 2012/13

230328

133

24

345

97

710

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Children 0 to 3

Children 3 to 5

Children 0 to 5 age

unknown

Other Family

Members

Parents Providers Kits for New

Parents

Total Served By Result Area: 2012/13

409149 181

1

23

330

15

97

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Child Development Healthy Children Strong Families

Children 0 to 5 Other Family Members Parents Providers

Children, Parents, and Providers Served By Program: 2012/13

179230

330

1

51

9815

23

1817423

050

100150200250300350400

Children 0 to 3

Children 3 to 5

Children 0 to 5 age ukn

Parents Other Family

Members

Providers

School Readiness MDC NVCSS CSP2 CARES Plus

Age of Children Served 2012/13

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0 to 3 3 to 5

41%

59%

Ethnicity of Children Served, 2012/13

5%

58%

36%

1%

Multiracial

Hispanic

White

Native American

Home visits

Case management

Referrals

Developmental screenings

K readiness screening

Preschool find

Dental services

020

040

060

080

010

0012

0014

0016

0018

00

1096

408

266

78

367

103

18

1673

School Readiness Mobile Dental Clinic

Individual Services

Group Services School Readiness

Nurturing Parenting courses

Playgroups

KinderCamp sessions

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

1

56

60

Mobile Dental Clinic Services

Served◦149 children 0 to 5◦15 pregnant women◦23 children over 5

Services◦487 patient visits◦1,685 dental services◦17 referrals out for additional service

Mobile Dental Clinic

232

475

182

47

200

183

0 100 200 300 400 500

Exams

X rays

Cleanings

Sealants

Flouride varnish

Oral hygiene instruction

Mobile Dental Clinic: Preventive Services 2012/13

3

4

2

340

17

0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

Extractions

Root canals

Pediatric crowns

Fillings

Referrals to higher level of …

Mobile Dental Clinic: Treatment Services 2012/13

CARES PlusComprehensive Approaches to Raising

Educational Standards

$56,142 from First 5 California

$92,788 Local funds from:◦ First 5 Tehama◦ NCCDI/Tehama Head Start◦ E-Center/Migrant Head Start

Total: $148,930 23 Participants completed in year 2

CARES Plus Funding

100% met with Professional Growth Advisor at least twice

87% said Professional Growth Advisor was extremely helpful◦ 13% somewhat helpful

43% rated their computer skills as Proficient or Advanced by the end of the year

48% used technical support from First 5 Tehama

CARES Plus Participant Outcomes

74% rated the online classes on the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) “excellent”, 13% rated them “good”

78% stated CLASS was “extremely helpful” in improving their knowledge of high quality teacher-child interaction

83% stated they applied what they learned in CLASS to improve their child care program

CARES Plus Participants Post Survey

Intro to CLASS Looking At Classrooms

Video Library Smoking Cessation

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18 17 1716

13

3 34

5

3 3 3

5

Excellent Good No response

Participants Ratings of Online Courses

Improving your knowledge of high quality teacher-

child interaction

Applying CLASS to improve your child care program

0

5

10

15

20 1819

43

1 1

Extremely helpful Somewhat helpful No response

Participants Report of Learning and Applying Information from CLASS

Barriers◦Technology concerns (10)◦Competing time commitments (2)◦Other (1)◦None listed (10)

Solutions◦Help from First 5 Tehama staff (5)◦Practice/persistence (4)

Barriers and Solutions

Check list of requirements for second year participants

More people who speak Spanish

Periodic workshops to share issues/solutions

Computer class between 5 and 8 p.m.

Informative, but videos frustrating

Suggestions for Improving CARES Plus

Definite yes: 18

Definite no: 1

Maybe: 2

No response: 2

Intent to Participate Next Year

Child Signature Program #2

Funded by First 5 California

Administered by Tehama County Department of Education

Goal: to enhance overall quality in early care classrooms in:◦ instructional strategies and teacher-child

interactions, ◦ social-emotional development◦ parent involvement and support

Child Signature Program #2

Two half time Early Learning Systems Specialists

Specialists conduct readiness assessments, draft improvement plans and provide monthly coaching to participants

Participants take online classes on CLASS tool (also used in CARES Plus program)

Child Signature Program #2, continued

Participants◦ Tehama County Department of Education

Preschool 15 classrooms : 17 early care educators

◦ Northern California Child Development, Inc. 19 Head Start and Early Head Start classrooms: 57 early care educators

◦ Total: 74 early care educators

Child Signature Program #2, continued

School Readiness Project

Core families intake and follow up

Parent Satisfaction Surveys

Kindergarten Transition Survey Results

School Readiness Project

Access to Health Care: School Readiness Clients At Entry and at Six Month Follow Up:146 clients

Health insur-ance

Medical home

Preventive care

Dental insur-ance

Dental care0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100% 94%87% 85%

90%

65%

97% 98%

83%93% 96%

Entry Follow up

Family Literacy Practices: School Readiness 68 Clients

Reading Telling stories Singing songs Any family literacy

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

79%

59%

72%

88%97%

90% 93%98%

Entry Follow up

Gender: 83% female; 17% male

Ethnicity: Hispanic 85%, White 13%, Multiracial 2%

Language: Spanish 71%, English 26%, No response 3%

Children◦0 to 3: 38 children; 3 to 5: 48 children◦5 special needs children

School Readiness Parent Satisfaction Surveys 48 Responses

Services◦53% received home visits◦66% participated in KinderCamp◦5% participated in a play group

Overall Satisfaction◦Excellent: 77 %, Good: 17% Fair: 6

Parent Survey School Readiness, Continued

25%

15%

35%

25%

Friend or family

Community agency

School staff

Contacted by SR staff

Parent Survey: How Parents Heard About School Readiness Programs

School Readiness Project Parent Satisfaction

Learned what to ex-pect at different ages

Learned about new activities

Learned parenting skills

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

63%

78%

82%

26%

16%

13%

11%

3%

5%

Mostly agree Agree a little Series4

School Readiness Project Parent Satisfaction Survey, Continued

Learned about resources

More confident as a parent

Received help with health/dental

0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%

55%

74%

45%

21%

3%

18%

8%

5%

18%

0.13

0.16

3%

3%

3%

Mostly agree Agree a little Do not agree

No Response Series6

Desired changes◦More home visits (5)◦More activities (1)◦More parents participate (2)◦Share KinderCamp info with Head Start

and child care staff (1)◦Better food and food servers (1)

Appreciative of program (4)

Parent Survey School Readiness, 21 Parent Comments

The project is offering a wide range of services◦Home visits◦Playgroups◦KinderCamp

Three quarters of participants heard about programs from friend or family, community agency or school staff

School Readiness Evaluation Findings

Positive outcomes for children:

Health access has improved

Family literacy practices have improved

Access to early care has improved

Parental satisfaction is high

School Readiness Evaluation Findings, Continued

School Readiness Project: Trends in Readiness for Entering Kindergarten

Students

Results for six years: 2007/08 through 2012/13

505 surveys in 2012/13 Improved access to health care, especially

oral health Improved access to early care programs

reflects work of multiple agencies Corning sustained major gains

School Readiness Kindergarten Transition Survey

Schools School Readiness Intensive Schools

Los Molinos, Gerber

Corning◦ Olive View, West Street, Woodson

Red Bluff Elementary◦ Bidwell, Jackson Heights, Metteer

Low Need◦ Antelope, Kirkwood

100%

93%89%

97%

90%

94%

70%

85%

91% 97% 96% 96%

86%84% 87%

92%

86%

87%

77%

71%

85%

92%

86%

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

SR Intensive Corning Red Bluff Elem Low Need

Entering Kindergarten Students: Have Health Insurance

96%95%

100% 100% 100%

81%

94% 93%

99%

94%

97%

81%85%

89% 88%84%

89%88%

91%

95%

89%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

SR Intensive Corning Red Bluff Elem Low Need

Entering Kindergarten Students: Physical Exam Prior to Entry

69%

88%

93%100% 100% 100%

73%

85%

90%

95% 96%98%

67%

79%

80%84%

87%

86%

77%

71%

79%

89%

82%

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

SR Intensive Corning Red Bluff Elem Lower Need

Entering Kindergarten Students: Oral Health Exam Prior to Entry

84%81%

80%78%

84%88%

43%

77%

86% 85%

71%

86%

77% 78% 76%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

SR Intensive Corning Red Bluff Elem Lower Need

Entering Kindergarten Students: Participated in Head Start , State Preschool or Private Preschool

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/130%

2%

4%

6%

8%

10%

12%

14%

16%

18%

0%

5%

0% 0%

3%

16%

3%

5%

8%

2%

11%

5%4%

5%6%

6%

9%7%

5%

6%

SR Intensive CorningRed Bluff Elem Lower Need

Entering Kindergarten Students: Attended Child Care Center or Family Child Care Home

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/130%2%4%6%8%

10%12%14%16%18%20%

9%10%

12%

18%

7%5%

10%9%

8%8%

7%

3%1%1%

3%1%

SR Intensive CorningRed Bluff Elem Lower Need

Entering kindergarten students: Participated in KinderCamp Only

7% 3% 2%4% 10%

5%

41%

7%8%

5%5%

18%

5%

14%19% 17% 18%9%

11% 14%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13

Red Bluff Elem Lower Need SR Intensive Corning Lower Need

Entering Kindergarten Students: No Prior Early Care Experience

School Readiness◦Large numbers of home visits, ASQ

assessments, and participation in classes and playgroups

◦Addition of AmeriCorps members expanded the services offered

◦Improved health access for core families◦Improved family literacy practices for

core families

Themes

Students served by School Readiness entering Kindergarten:◦More likely to have access to health care◦More likely to have oral health care◦More likely to have formal early care and

education Many students without preschool or Head

Start in School Readiness sites and Red Bluff Elementary

Themes, continued