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Created in 1995
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68 programs
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Based on recommendations from
◦ Advisory Committee on Services for Families with
Infants and Toddlers in September 1994
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Scientifically based curriculum
Parent education and involvement
Home visits in addition to parent conferences
by education staff
Full complement of comprehensive services
Social service staff – resource and referrals
Transition
Community collaborations
Meeting needs of special populations
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Basic EHS philosophy is that the healthy
development of young children (especially
those birth to age 3) is contingent upon
healthy relationships with the important
adults in their lives
Cognitive and physical developmental gains
are achieved through these relationships
Kindergarten readiness is a combination of all
three
Home based
Center based
Family child care
Expectant women
Combination
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Weekly home visits
◦ 90 minutes
◦ Focus on parent/child
relationships
◦ Child development
◦ Parental goals toward
self-sufficiency
◦ Resource and referral
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Bi monthly
socializations
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Primary care-givers
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Continuity of care
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Social service staff
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Small group size
Home visits bi-monthly
2-4 days group
Parent education and involvement
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Specific regulations
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Educators must have
CDA within 2 years
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Must use curriculum
based on scientific
research
Home visits, full
complement of
comprehensive
services
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Individualized
schedule of visit
Some visits include
nurse
Education on:
◦ Breastfeeding
◦ Post-partum depression
◦ Fetal development
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Includes partners
Birth plan
◦ Higher scores in
cognitive, language and
social-emotional
development
◦ Less aggressive behaviors
◦ More attentive during
play with fathers
◦ Increased gains when
enrolled early
Benefits for children
◦ More supportive
parenting
◦ Higher number of
language and learning
rich environments
◦ Read to child more
◦ Spanked less
◦ More self-sufficient
◦ Greater health benefits
◦ Fathers were less
intrusive in play
Benefits to parents