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