Success Stories - Kentucky Extension Reporting System

Close Resources

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

Cooperative Extension Service

Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Impacts

Craig Wood, Ph.D
Acting Associate Dean & Director
UK Cooperative Extension Service

S-107 Ag. Science Center North Lexington, KY 40546-0091

+1 (859) 257-4302

craig.wood@uky.edu

Fiscal Year: 2023

2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

Jul 1, 2022 - Jun 30, 2023

Success StoriesKentucky Extension Reporting System

Manners Matter

Author: Heather Toombs

Major Program: Child Development Programs

Teachers in the Oldham County school district have been concerned about the lack of student manners in the lunchroom. As a result, Lagrange Elementary partnered with the Oldham County Kentucky Family Consumer Science Agent to teach manners to elementary children K-1rst grade. The La Grange elementary librarian shared that the typical lunchroom experience was extremely loud; children had physical contact with each other and left litter on each table once excused.Oldham County Cooperative extensio

Full Story

Laugh and Learn Playdates

Author: Jennifer Bridge

Major Program: Child Development Programs

Laugh and Learn Playdates

The recent pandemic had a direct impact on school readiness and social interactions of children ages 0-5 with children falling behind the norm for progress in this area.  To assist parents and caregivers the family and consumer sciences agent partnered with the school district family resource center coordinators to offer a twelve month Laugh and Learn Playdates series.  This theme based program exposes preschool children and their caregivers to fun activities which promote fine and gro

Full Story

Improving Childhood Literacy and Family Interaction

Author: Nancy Doyle

Major Program: Child Development Programs

It is through our valued partnership with the Allen, Logan, and Simpson Community Early Childhood Council that the Simpson County Cooperative Extension Service, seek to improve childhood literacy, reading and learning and encouraging family interaction and involvement.  To promote family involvement and improve childhood literacy, the Allen, Logan, and Simpson Community Early Childhood Council held the 2023 Simpson County Imagination Library Event reaching 369 registered attendees, partnere

Full Story

Laugh and Learn 2022

Author: Vicki Boggs

Major Program: Child Development Programs

Laugh and Learn 2022 In Leslie County, less than 50% of our children enter kindergarten prepared. Kentucky defines readiness holistically and has broken it down into five domains: physical and motor development; social and emotional development; approaches to learning; language development; and cognitive development. A child's readiness score is determined by measuring a student’s cognitive, physical and language development.The first 5 years of development are crucial for a

Full Story

Bedtime Stories

Author: Kate Thompson

Major Program: Child Development Programs

According to the U.S. Department of Education, 64% of fourth graders in Kentucky are not reading proficiently.  In Northern Kentucky, only 53% of students were kindergarten ready (Kentucky Center for Statistics, 2019).   On the other hand, a positive aspect in early childhood development is when children are educated about community partners.  This can provide positive benefits such as a sense of belonging to a place and community, learning who to go to when they need help, while

Full Story

Prepping Preschoolers for Kindergarten

Author: Kate Thompson

Major Program: Child Development Programs

Prepping Preschoolers for Kindergarten

In Campbell County, an average from all the school districts showed that only 59% of students were kindergarten ready (Kentucky School Report Card, 2021). Kindergarten readiness means the child is academically, socially, and emotionally ready to start school. Another important focus for children to be ready for school is having healthy relationships and strong families.  According to the University of Kentucky’s publication, “Family Vitality: Characteristics of Strong Families,&

Full Story

Preschool Pumpkin Days/Preschool Spring Fling

Author: Rachel Hance

Major Program: Child Development Programs

It is through our valued partnership with the Allen, Logan, and Simpson Community Early Childhood Council that we, the Logan County Cooperative Extension Service, seek to improve school readiness in Logan County by educating, encouraging, and engaging families. Kindergarten readiness means that each child enters school ready to engage in and benefit from early learning experiences that best promote the child’s success. The kindergarten screener measures readiness in five important domains,

Full Story

Bedtime Stories

Author: Elizabeth Evans

Major Program: Child Development Programs

           According to the U.S. Department of Education, 64% of fourth graders in Kentucky are not reading proficiently.  In Northern Kentucky, only 53% of students were kindergarten ready (Kentucky Center for Statistics, 2019).   On the other hand, a positive aspect on early childhood development is when children are educated about community partners, it can provide positive benefits such as a sense of belonging to a place and community, learning who to

Full Story

Laugh and Learn

Author: Whitney Morrow

Major Program: Child Development Programs

Laugh and Learn

Laugh and Learn PlaydatesPer the Early Childhood Profile only 42.8% of Kindergarteners were considered kindergarten ready in 2022. Parents identified the need to have positive child development activities for age’s birth through five years. There are no other programs in Carter County available for young children and they felt they had limited opportunities to develop social skills. In April, 2013 the Carter County Cooperative Extension Service Family and Consumer Sciences began a program

Full Story

Laugh & Learn Playdates

Author: Denise Wooley

Major Program: Child Development Programs

Laugh & Learn Playdates

Over the past five years (2015-2020), Kentucky has reported that only 52% of children attending kindergarten 42.2% in Graves County are actually prepared and equipped to succeed. In many Kentucky counties, limited resources or the environment may serve as barriers for healthy lifestyle choices related to early childhood development and physical activity. As an innovative strategy to improve early childhood development skills and increase kindergarten readiness with Graves County residents,

Full Story

Laugh and Learn Playdates

Author: Marla Stillwell

Major Program: Child Development Programs

Kentucky has reported that only 24.9% of children attending kindergarten in LaRue County is actually prepared and equipped to succeed.   This means that 75.1% of children entering kindergarten annually are not prepared.  In many Kentucky counties, limited resources or the environment may serve as barriers for healthy lifestyle choices related to early childhood development and physical activity. As an innovative strategy to improve early childhood development skills and increase k

Full Story

Laugh and Learn Playdates

Author: Elizabeth Maxedon

Major Program: Child Development Programs

The problem Kentucky has reported that only 24.9% of children attending kindergarten in Spencer County are prepared and equipped to succeed. In many Kentucky counties, limited resources or the environment may serve as barriers for healthy lifestyle choices related to early childhood development and physical activity. As an innovative strategy to improve early childhood development skills and increase kindergarten readiness with Spencer County residents. The educational program res

Full Story

Laugh & Learn Playdate

Author: Alexandra Sallie

Major Program: Child Development Programs

Over the past five years (2015-2020), Kentucky has reported that only 52% of children attending kindergarten  are actually prepared and equipped to succeed. In many Kentucky counties, limited resources or the environment may serve as barriers for healthy lifestyle choices related to early childhood development and physical activity. As an innovative strategy to improve early childhood development skills and increase kindergarten readiness with Bath County residents, the Family and Cons

Full Story

2023 Green County Community Baby Shower

Author: Katelyn Squires

Major Program: Child Development Programs

According to stateofbabies.org, “Kentucky is the home to 160,287 babies, representing 3.6 percent of the state’s population. As many as 48.0 percent live in households with incomes less than twice the federal poverty line (in 2020, about $52,400 for a family of four), placing them at economic disadvantage.” Based on statistics like the one above, Green County offers a Community Baby Shower to expecting mothers and mothers with children under 12 months old. At the 2023 Annual Co

Full Story

Grow Event

Author: Anna Morgan

Major Program: Child Development Programs

Four River Counties Community Early Childhood Council is of vital importance to the rural area of Far Western KY by serving Ballard, Carlisle, Fulton and Hickman Counties. Extension FCS Agent serves as the council chairman. Early Childhood grant advocates for the young child and their families by  increasing parent knowledge, improving school readiness, and collaboration to meet the needs of the families.  According to the 2022 Early Childhood Profiles Fulton County was below the state

Full Story

Laugh and Learn

Author: Joan Bowling

Major Program: Child Development Programs

According to the Kids Count Data Center close to 40% of children in Kenton County who enter kindergarten do not meet readiness standards in five domains: physical and motor development; social and emotional development; approaches to learning; language development; and cognitive development. A child's readiness score is determined by measuring a student’s cognitive, physical and language development.The first 5 years of development are crucial for a child's readiness and lifelong s

Full Story

Laugh and Learn Playdates

Author: Shonda Johnston

Major Program: Child Development Programs

In many Kentucky counties, limited resources or the environment may serve as barriers for healthy lifestyle choices related to early childhood development and physical activity.  Data indicates that less than 45% of incoming kindergarteners are actually 'ready' for what kindergarten has in store for them. As an innovative strategy to improve early childhood development skills and increase kindergarten readiness with Clark County residents, the Family and Consumer Sciences Agent part

Full Story

Laugh and Learn Playdates

Author: Asa Conkwright

Major Program: Child Development Programs

Laugh and Learn Playdates

In the state of Kentucky 44% of children enter into kindergarten unprepared. Kindergarten Readiness is assessed through multiple factors such as: health and physical wellbeing, social and emotional development, approaches to learning, language and communication development; and general knowledge and mathematics. To address this important issue, the Grant County Family and Consumer Sciences Program partnered with the Grant County Public Library to host a monthly "Laugh and Learn Playdat

Full Story

Showing 1 to 18 of 24 entries

Show entries

Acting Associate Dean & Director — Craig Wood, Ph.D.
S107 Ag. Science Center North
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
+1 (859) 257-4302

© 2024 University of Kentucky, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment