Travis County Landscape Early Childhood Programs and Interventions

Early Childhood Services Game Show

Volunteer?

28,000 Low-income children 0 to 4 years

23,000 Receive NO intensive family

support services

90 Percentage of eligible 4-year-olds in PreK

12 Percentage of eligible 3-year-olds in PreK

11 Percentage of eligible children in

Head Start

8 Percentage of low-income infant/toddlers

in Home Visiting programs

600 Pre-service hours for Manicurist

24 Pre-service for child care providers

18 Months behind at PreK entry

Coordinated Approach Collective Impact Approach

Home Visiting → Parents as Teachers & Nurse Family Partnership Parent Education Classes → Incredible Years, Triple P, AVANCE Play To Learn → Group learning + technology + community resources = success Mental Health services for parents

Early Education – Quality and Access

• Community-wide commitment to quality standards – mentoring, salary supplements, scholarships

→12% in 2005 vs. 62% in 2014 • SB6 Center Project launch • Increase enrollment in public school PreK

Broad reach strategies

• Text4Baby • Ready Rosie • VROOM – Besos Foundation • Reach Out and Read • Libraries

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