clients and services outcomes ◦ mobile dental clinic ◦ cares plus ◦ school readiness

2011/12 Evaluation Report

November 2, 2012

Clients and Services

Outcomes◦Mobile Dental Clinic◦CARES Plus◦School Readiness

Evaluation Report

697 Children ages 0 to 5 years 337 Parents/Guardians 27 Special Needs children 64% Children speak Spanish 62% Parents speak Spanish 1,205 Kits for New Parents distributed

Total Children and Families Served

Overview: Total Children/Parents Served 2011/12

246

328

133

22

337

200

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

Children 0 to 3

Children 3 to 5

Children 0 to 5 age

unknown

Other Family

Members

Parents Providers

Total Served By Result Area: 2011/12

396180 122

3

18

320

17

0

200

400

600

800

Child Development Healthy Children Strong Families

Children 0 to 5 Other Family MembersParents Providers

Children and Families Served By Program: 2011/12

179215

1

320

3

67113

17

19

122

0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

Children 0 to 3 Children 3 to 5 Children 0 to 5 age ukn

Parents Other Family Members

School Readiness MDC NVCSS

Age of Children Served 2011/12

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

0 to 3 3 to 5

35%

65%

Ethnicity of Children Served, 2011/12

6%

63%

30%

1%

Multiracial

Hispanic

White

Native American

Children Parents0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

64% 62%

36% 38%

Spanish English

Language Spoken

Individual Services

848

1056

298

122

11427493

0 500 1000 1500

School Readiness

Mobile Dental Clinic

NVCSS

Home visits Office visitsCase management ReferralsDevelopmental screenings K readiness screeningPreschool find

Group Services School Readiness

FAST sessions

Nurturing Parenting classes

Playgroups

KinderCamp sessions

Classes

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

14

13

78

26

23

Mobile Dental Clinic Services

Served◦180 children 0 to 5◦17 pregnant women◦19 children over 5

Services◦1,056 patient visits◦51 referrals out for additional service

Mobile Dental Clinic

949

1838

767

132

720

713

0 500 1000 1500 2000

Exams

X rays

Cleanings

Sealants

Flouride varnish

Oral hygiene instruction

Mobile Dental Clinic: Preventive Services 2011/12

21

14

2

7

1138

51

0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200

Extractions

Root canals

Space maintainers

Pediatric crowns

Fillings

Referrals to higher level of …

Mobile Dental Clinic: Treatment Services 2011/12

CARES PlusComprehensive Approaches to Raising

Educational Standards

$42,172 from First 5 California

$82,883 Local funds from:◦ First 5 Tehama◦ NCCDI/Tehama Head Start◦ E-Center/Migrant Head Start

Total: $125,054 20 Participants completed year 1

CARES Plus Funding

95% met with Professional Growth Advisor at least twice

65% said Professional Growth Advisor was extremely helpful◦ 20% somewhat helpful and 15% neutral

60% rated their computer skills as Proficient or Advanced by the end of the year

35% used technical support from First 5 Tehama

CARES Plus Participant Outcomes

Two thirds rated the online classes on the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) “excellent”, 30% rated them “good”

80% stated CLASS was “extremely helpful” in improving their knowledge of high quality teacher-child interaction

90% stated they applied what they learned in CLASS to improve their child care program

91% of those who completed a Professional Growth Plan completed the core component in Year 1

CARES Plus Participants Post Survey

Intro to CLASS Looking At Classrooms

Smoking Cessation0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

12

1413

7

56

1 1 1

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

2016

18

42

Extremely helpful Somewhat helpful

Participants Report of Learning and Applying Information from CLASS

Barriers◦Technology concerns (9)◦Competing time commitments (4)◦Other (1)◦None listed (6)

Solutions◦Help from First 5 Tehama staff (7)◦Online tech support (1)◦Time management strategy (5)

Barriers and Solutions

Visual outline step by step how to access online CLASS classes

Need feedback on video observation of classrooms for participants

Fix videos so they don’t freeze up Lots of hoops to jump through for a small

stipend More organization More professional growth More communication with Professional

Growth Advisor

Suggestions for Improving CARES Plus

Definite yes: 14

Definite no: 1

Maybe: 5

Intent to Participate Next Year

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:129 clients [11 12]

Health insur-ance

Medical home

Preventive care

Dental insur-ance

Dental care0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100% 97%91%

84%93%

60%

100% 98%86%

95% 94%

Entry Follow up

Family Literacy Practices: School Readiness 129 Clients [1112]

Reading Telling stories Singing songs Any family literacy

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

77%68% 70%

88%95%

88% 86%

98%

Entry Follow up

Gender: 82% female; 18% male

Ethnicity: Hispanic 70%, White 19%, Multiracial 1%, Other 1%, No response 8%

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

Children◦0 to 3: 81 children; 3 to 5: 72 children◦14 special needs children

School Readiness Parent Satisfaction Surveys 95 Responses

Services◦56% received home visits◦38% participated in a play group ◦22% participated in FAST◦28% participated in KinderCamp

Overall Satisfaction◦Excellent: 80 %, Good: 18% Fair: 1%; No

response 1%

Parent Survey School Readiness, Continued

28%

14%

20%

21%

3%

14%

Friend or family

Community agency

Contacted by SR staff

School staff

Other

No response

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%

66%

78%

70%

27%

16%

22%

4%

3%

4%

4%

3%

Strongly agree Mostly agree Agree a little

No Response

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%

66%

65%

56%

21%

24%

13%

5%

4%

7%

7%

5%

9%

1%

15%

Mostly agree Agree a little Do not agree

No Response Series6

Desired changes◦More home visits (3)◦More activities (2)◦More parents participate (3)◦Better time management (2)◦More materials (3)◦More staff (2)

Appreciative of program (28)

Parent Survey School Readiness, 21 Parent Comments

“I realized when I brought my 2 year old only child grandson here how not ready socially he was for school”

“My daughter enjoyed KinderCamp very much and can’t wait to start school”

Parent Survey School Readiness, 21 Parent Comments, Continued

The project is offering a wide range of services◦Parenting classes, FAST◦Home visits◦Playgroups, KinderCamp

Over 60% 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 five years: 2007/08 through 2011/12

498 surveys in 2011/12 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

100%

93%89%

97%

90%

70%

85%

91% 97% 96%

86%84% 87%

92%

86%

77%

71%

85%

92%

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

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

SR Intensive Corning Medium Need Low Need

Entering Kindergarten Students: Have Health Insurance

96%95% 100% 100%

81%

94% 93%99%

94%

81%85%

88%89%

88%89%88%

91%

95%

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

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

SR Intensive Corning Medium Need Low Need

Entering Kindergarten Students: Physical Exam Prior to Entry

69%

88%

93%100% 100%

73%

85%

90%

95% 96%

67%

79%

80%84%

87%

77%

71%

79%

89%

60%

65%

70%

75%

80%

85%

90%

95%

100%

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

SR Intensive Corning Medium Need Lower Need

Entering Kindergarten Students: Oral Health Exam Prior to Entry

84% 87% 85%

77%84%

60%

83% 83%

86%

94%

89%

86% 84%82%

92%88%

86%

82%

60%65%70%75%80%85%90%95%

100%

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

SR Intensive Corning Medium Need Lower Need

Entering Kindergarten Students: Participated in Head Start, Preschool, Center or Family Child Care

9% 10%

12%

19%

7%

10%

9% 10%8%

0%

5%

10%

15%

20%

25%

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

SR Intensive Corning

Entering kindergarten students: Participated in KinderCamp Only

8%

3% 2%4%

9%

41%

7%8%

3% 6%6%

12%

14%

17%

11%7%

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

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

SR Intensive CorningMedium Need 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

Themes, continued