F5AC: 1,700 screened; range of 20% to 63% of those served were screened (2007-08 Annual Report)
Mental health consultation: 3 agencies serving 237 children conducted 21 screenings (9% of children)
School district and QC sites (school readiness programs): 1 agency screened 54 children
775 children served by IFS home visiting programs screened “of concern” in at least one domain
Mental health consultation: All 21 children were referred to OT, language assessment, therapy, other children to in-house mental health service
School district and Quality Counts sites (school readiness programs): Of the 54 children referred for screening, 33 scored of concern (61%); 28 children (85%) were referred to school districts for services or IEP
F5AC success in connecting families to needed supports
(2007-08 Annual Report)
254 children served by IFS home visiting programs were referred for additional assessments or supports; 187 received or are in the process of receiving appropriate follow-up support.
School district (school readiness programs) and Quality Counts sites: 100% received child development services or have IEP in progress
99.6% IFS (n=1,358)
98% IFS (n=1,019)
Nationally, 93% of children 17 yrs and younger who have a specific source of ongoing care
HP 2010 target: 97%
F5AC: 96% (avg. of last 7-8 years) (F5AC Annual Reports)
94% IFS (n=1,1363)
F5AC: 96% (avg. of last 7-8 years F5AC Annual Reports)
98% IFS (n=1,035)
HP 2010 hospitalization and ER visit targets for children under five: 250 per 100,000 and 800 per 100,000
County: 529/100,000 hospitalizations, 1,378/100,000 ER visits
F5AC:
Asthma Start contractors: 5-16%
0.4% IFS (n=1,363)
0.1% IFS (n=1,363)
2% IFS (n=1,363)
HP 2010 target for mothers who breastfeed:
County: 14.6% exclusively breastfeed at 6 months of age
F5AC: Special Start & Teen IFS: 33%-37% (2007-08 annual report)
Program |
All IFS |
SS |
Teen |
YFC |
Up to 1 month |
69 |
22 |
37 |
10 |
Up to 6 months |
131 |
84 |
42 |
5 |
Up to 1 year |
48 |
29 |
10 |
9 |
> 1 year |
77 |
32 |
35 |
10 |
Total (N) |
325 |
167 |
124 |
34 |
% who breastfed 6 mos or longer |
38% |
37% |
36% |
56% |
Nationally, 27 percent of children aged 6 years and under lived in a household where someone smoked inside the house at least 4 days per week in 1994.
County: 8.7% pregnant women smoked
F5AC: 2%-17% exposed to secondhand smoke (2007-08 annual report)
8% IFS (n=1,1031)
Grants: 6 out of 158 or 4%
Nationally, 100 Hospitals & Birth Centers in US are designated Baby-Friendly Hospitals
CA: 31 Hospitals and Birth Centers in Sept 2010
County: Kaiser Hayward has Baby-Friendly designation
Alameda County Medical Center (Highland) received an Intent Certificate from Baby-Friendly USA, Inc. ACMC has begun training nursing staff on skills needed to implement breastfeeding policy. Midwives trained by lactation specialists now conduct breastfeeding rounds on the postpartum unit.
Nat'l, 81% of children show resilience compared to 15% with behavioral concerns
F5AC: 87% of children served by Mental Health Consultants had strong protective factors; 11% had behavioral concerns on Devereux Early Childhood Assessment, DECA (2007-08 Annual Report)
Decrease in behavioral concerns from 16% to 7% in classrooms receiving consultation
F5AC: Between 42% and 79% of those who requested inclusive care had secured and retained inclusive child care
43% of parents who contacted R&R for child care referral received child care as a result
In California, 6.7 per 1000 children expelled from state pre-schools nationally; 7.48 and 7.50 per 1000 children expelled from full-day and half-day state preschools
F5AC: Quality Counts classrooms demonstrate 1-2 pt improvement (2007-08 Annual Report)
Among Quality Counts sites
F5AC: 60% of ETP cohort (2007-08 Annual Report)
Permit level is considered an indicator of ECE educator competency
County: 84 new permits were issued by CA CTC (2007-08 Annual Report)
F5AC: 13 of 21 Corps members in the Entry Track (no permit) in FY 2006-2007 applied for permits for the first time
211 of 555 (38%) of Corps AA Degree students obtained their Permit for the first time or moved to a higher Permit level
F5AC: 32 of 239 (13.4%) Corps members from 2007-08 with a permit advanced to a higher level
160 of 555 (29%) Corps members from 2006-10 with a permit advanced to a higher level
Nationally, only 30% of center-based teachers and administrators had a 4-year college degree and less than Half of home -based providers had education beyond high school.
F5AC: 75% to 88% across programs (2008-09 Annual Report)
86% IFS (n=896)
Grants: 188 out of 232 or 81% (first 6 months of the year)
Children participating in Summer Pre-Kindergarten camps show readiness skills comparable to other children with formal preschool experience, see Fall 2009 School Readiness Assessment.
Slightly less than half (47%) of children sampled in the study entered kindergarten classroom as "All Stars," near-proficient across the board in all four basic building blocks of readiness.