Farm to Preschool
Early Childhood - Annual Work Plan
June 2013— March 2014
Archived version can be accessed HERE.
COI Strategic Plan Goal(s) and Objective(s): 1,2,3
Action Plan Strategy(ies) and/or Overarching Strategy: A, B, D, E - SSB
Early Childhood
Project description
& estimated
completion date
Describe your overall project including project goals.
Continue to collaborate with and support the Occidental College Farm to Preschool
model in local preschool sites by conducting trainings and providing technical
assistance. Additionally, we will coordinate meetings and agenda for the F2P
subcommittee.
Identify a timeline for completion of the project.
This project is ongoing through March 2014.
How does this project impact health equity? The Farm to Preschool model promotes
lifelong healthy eating habits and connects children and families to growing their
own food and understanding local sources of food.
Population(s)
served
Describe the primary population impacted by project activities.
Preschool aged children and their families
Do any of these activities affect children aged 0-5? If so, please describe. Yes –
preschool age (0-5) are the primary target.
Lead person &
partners involved
Identify the lead person & any other primary partners involved in the project.
Lead: Kim McDougal and other key YMCA CRS staff
Other partners: JuliAnna Arnett (COI), Lita More and Stan Miller (NCCS); Zoe Phillips
(Occidental); Kristine Smith (Neighborhood House Association)
Level of COI Staff
Involvement and
support activities
Please check the option that most closely describes the required level of COI staff
support:
Minimal (e.g., domain partners primarily lead and conduct work)
Intermediate (e.g., administrative support, technical assistance, resources, etc.)
Significant (e.g., COI staff manage or are highly involved in project
implementation)
Please specify anticipated COI staff support activities: partner recruitment,
identification of resources, technical assistance as needed
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Other domains
involved
Identify any other domains involved in the project.
Project activities &
estimated
completion date(s)
List the specific activities/tasks you will undertake to complete your project and list an
estimated completion date for each one.
Evaluation
measures
Specify how you plan to measure your project’s success, including activities. Refer to
your project activities to organize your information.
1. Coordinate subcommittee meeting every other month
2. Provide trainings for sites that want to implement the F2P model
1. Documented through subcommittee meeting minutes
2. Track number of trainings & number of sites that implement model.
Updates
Provide an update on progress towards or completion of project activities and
overall project goal. Refer to your project activities and evaluation measures to
organize your update.
Barriers
Explain any difficulties/challenges to implementing your project. Be specific. If an
activity or the overall project was cancelled, explain the circumstances.
Promotion/ PR
opportunities
Identify any promotional or public relations opportunities you see might arise from the
project or might assist the project.
Desired recognition
Identify any specific recognition you would like to see either for the project or the
people involved in implementing the project.
5210 Campaign
Please describe how you have used the 5210 campaign as a part of workplan
activities (If you have not, please so indicate). If you have used the 5210
materials, please specify which materials, languages, target audience(s),
approximate # of people reached, geographic region(s), dates:
The Farm to Preschool program promotes the adoption of a wellness policy. The
5210 Every Day! Campaign message is integrated into the Domain’s wellness policy
template.
Do you plan to incorporate the 5210 campaign into workplan activities in the
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future? If so, please describe:
Future childcare providers and agencies that adopt a farm to preschool model could
be encouraged to use the Domain’s wellness policy template and the 5210
messaging as part of the program’s education.
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