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Contributed.
with Local Stakeholders.
of Multistate Efforts.
of Volunteers Engaged.
Number of individuals demonstrating nurturing attitudes and behaviors by caring for the health and well-being of individuals throughout the lifespan. |
217 |
Number of individuals reporting behaviors that foster the optimal development of children and youth |
284 |
Number of parents and/or caregivers who practice one or more parental leadership skills (such as parental empathy, proper ways of establishing family rules, and concrete support their child to develop a sense of positive self-worth) |
225 |
Number of individuals actively engaged in collaborations and programs that build community capacity to nurture families |
771 |
Number of individuals (parents or caregivers) reporting improved personal skills (such as increased personal strengths, interpersonal communication and life skills to strengthen families) |
326 |
According to the 2017 Early Childhood Profile, only 48% of children in Calloway County are ready for kindergarten. This percentage was significantly lower than the previous year which reported 63% of children being ready to kindergarten. School-readiness is a broad term that refers to multiple precursor cognitive, physical, and social-emotional skills that indicate young children are prepared to learn and thrive in the school environment. Children who start kindergarten with delayed development ...
