Parenting/Child Development Plan of Work

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Butler County CES

Title:
Parenting/Child Development
MAP:
Improve Individual and Family Development
Agents Involved:
Cowles
MAJOR PROGRAM 1:
Family Development General
Situation:

“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. A wide body of research shows a strong foundation in school readiness is indicative of school success. Emerging research also indicates that there is a synergistic effect when early learning activities activate physical and cognitive skills simultaneously, as opposed to doing so in isolation. However, in the state of Kentucky only 50% of children are deemed “school-ready” when they enter Kindergarten.  These numbers indicate a need for more activities that support school-readiness by building multiple skill sets simultaneously.


96,000 children in Kentucky live in kinship care.  Kentucky ranks first in the nation for the most children in kinship care settings in the country.  15,000 children are in kinship care due to removal from their home.  Kinship care providers need support

Long-Term Outcomes:
Intermediate Outcomes:
Initial Outcomes:
Evaluation:

Outcome:  Kentuckians learn fun age appropriate activities to aid in their child’s healthy development.

Indicator:  Number of parents who expressed learning new activities to engage their children at home.

Method:  Laugh and Learn Play Dates Survey

Timeline:  January - December


Outcome: Increase number of children who are “kindergarten ready” in Butler County. 

Indicator: Several – (i.e. How many parents reported improved gross motor skills, social-emotional skills, and early literacy skills?) 

Method:  Kentucky Governor’s Office of Early Childhood Kindergarten Readiness Results

Timeline:  July- June


Outcome: Increase skills and resources of caregivers to provide effective care for young relatives

Indicator: Several – (i.e. How many caregivers improve skills/knowledge in child development, discipline and guidance, legal issues, and advocacy)

Method: Parenting a Second Time Around (PASTA) Evaluation 

Timeline:  Post program evaluation 



Learning Opportunities:

Audience: Preschool Children and their Parents


Project or Activity:  Various

Content or Curriculum: Laugh and Learn Play dates, Home is      Where the Health Is

Inputs: FCS Agent, Library, 

Date: Available February 2021



Audience: Kinship Caregivers


Project or Activity:  Various

Content or Curriculum: Parenting a Second Time Around, Life Story/Memory Banking, Traditions, AARP Prepare to Care

Inputs: FCS Agent, 

Date: Available Fall 2020



Audience: Parents


Project or Activity:  Parent Classes 

Content or Curriculum: Nurturing Families

Inputs: FCS Agent, 

Date: Ongoing July 2020 – June 2021






Success Stories

Parenting

Author: Tracy Cowles

Major Program: Family Development General

Children who grow up in fatherless homes have a greater risk of major challenges in life than those who grow up with a father at home. We might want to believe otherwise and there are many children who overcome the hardships associated with an absent father, but the truth is in the data. According to the National Kids Count data, approximately 36 percent of children under 18, in KY, live in a single parent home as of 2019. As many as 26 percent of KY children live in households with a mothe

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