Liberty City Promise Neighborhood [CONTINUUM INITIATIVE I: SMART/EARLY LEARNING NETWORK]
Partner
Brief Program/Solution Description
Arts for
Learning
A4L Babies is a parent and child creative play and learning
class specifically designed for children ages 0-3. The
program integrates music, movement, and drama to support
cognitive, language, and social development in children as
well as provide parents with tangible and easy activities they
can do with their children at home. A4L is willing to partner
with organizations who are serving new moms and their
babies to create a comprehensive and effective outreach
strategy.
# Students,
Teachers &
Parents
36 children
0 -3 yrs
Grade Level
LCPN Schools
Dosage
Results
All LCPN Early
Learning Centers
are eligible
A4L proposes to offer
two back-to-back
monthly classes.
Each class would be
approximately 45
minutes. The classes
may be provided at
an early learning
center, a church, or a
community center.

5-session artist
residency

(this number will
increase)
annually (this
number will
increase)


Children enter kindergarten
read to succeed in school
Families and community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
schools
Arts and Humanities are
integrated throughout the
cradle to college to career
continuum
36 parents
Arts for
Learning
A4L Lessons are designed to help students build literacy
and arts skills aligned with state and local standards by
working back and forth between literacy and arts tasks to
leverage their learning through the visual and performing
arts in order to enliven, enrich and increase their literacy
achievement
The residency and coaching structure targets teachers at
each early learning center. Each teacher will receive two
16-session artist residencies (one in the fall and one in the
spring) for two years. After two years, the teachers will
continue to receive one 16-session artist residency annually
to continue their practice and ensure that students benefit
from direct arts experiences from a master teaching artist.
Department
of Children
and Families
Child Care
Licensing
For LCPN, DCF will deploy a team of early childhood
experts, including: Nutritionist, NAEYC Training and
Research, Quality Counts Training and Research and an
Administrative Assistant to coordinate efforts. The primary
goal is to ensure children are school ready. Programs
Provided include:

Licensing,

Obesity Prevention/ Awareness Program

Healthy Food Groups

Gross Motor Skills
550 children
0-5 yrs
50 Teachers
(this number will
increase
annually)
Drew K-8,
Holmes
Elementary
School (HES) &
Liberty City
Elementary
School ((LCES)

6 hours of training for
teachers, annually


1000 children
500 parents
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All LCPN early
learning centers
(8), school-based
programs (4),
and childcare
homes (3)



Children enter kindergarten
ready to succeed in school
Arts and Humanities are
integrated throughout the
cradle to college to career
continuum
Students are proficient in
core academic subjects
Families and community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
schools
Children enter kindergarten
ready to succeed in school
Students are proficient in
core academic subjects
Students are healthy
Liberty City Promise Neighborhood [CONTINUUM INITIATIVE I: SMART/EARLY LEARNING NETWORK]
Partner
Brief Program/Solution Description
# Students,
Teachers &
Parents
Grade Level
LCPN Schools
Dosage
Results
DCF’s role will be as follows:

Reduce licensing violations

Improve owner’s/ administrator’s small
business/management skills

Encourage owners/administrators to become active
members of a learning community

Encourage all centers to participate in the Quality
Counts Program

Improve the current 2-Star ratings of the four rated
centers to a 5-star rating in the QRIS (Quality Rating
and Improvement System)

Assist centers through the accreditation process

Encourage all centers to achieve APPLE or NAEYC
Gold Seal accreditation
Early
Learning
Coalition
The Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe offers
services to promote high-quality school readiness, voluntary
pre-Kindergarten, and child care quality improvement
programs that further the physical, social, emotional, and
intellectual well-being of Miami-Dade and Monroe children
with a priority toward the ages before birth through age 5.
LCPN children
ages 0-5 years
old

All LCPN early
learning centers
(8), school-based
programs (4),
and childcare
homes (3)



The Early Learning Coalition of Miami-Dade/Monroe will
provide child care services in Liberty City through the School
Readiness subsidy for low-income families, voluntary prekindergarten for 4-year-old children, and access to child
care program improvement services through Quality Counts
to create high-quality early learning experiences for infants
and children.
Jessie Trice
Community
Health Center
JTCHC team of health educators will be deployed and
includes: two Registered Nurses, a Licensed Practical Nurse
and an administrative assistant to work with the staff at the
school clinics including the preschools (early learning
schools) in the feeder pattern to encourage and develop
family and community involvement in the health of the
students. The Health Educators will develop an evidencedbased curriculum and provide health education sessions,


LCPN Children
ages 0-5 years
old
All LCPN early
learning centers
(8), school-based
programs (4),
and childcare
homes (3)
Charles R. Drew
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In school daily, five
times a week.
Targeted health
education sessions
will be scheduled 2-3
times a month and
quarterly at the


Children enter kindergarten
ready to succeed in school
Students are healthy
Students are proficient in
core academic subjects.
Arts and humanities are
integrated throughout the
cradle-to-college-to-career
continuum
Family and community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
Schools
Students feel safe at school
and in their community.
Students are Healthy
Families Live in Stable
Communities
Liberty City Promise Neighborhood [CONTINUUM INITIATIVE I: SMART/EARLY LEARNING NETWORK]
Partner
Brief Program/Solution Description
# Students,
Teachers &
Parents
assessments and parenting groups based on the needs of
the students and their families.
The Health Educator team will work closely with the staff at
Charles Drew and develop a needs assessment based on
data from the CHEERS system and JTCHC’s Electronic
Health Record. Parents of the students will receive
individual invitations, and flyers/announcements will be
distributed into the community as a whole. Topics will
include prevention education on chronic disease
management, engaging youth in physical activities, healthy
eating/Nutritional plans, violence prevention, STI’s and HIV,
local health policies, etc. In addition, the health educator
team will conduct parenting groups to address specific
concerns in a more intimate and didactic approach.
Grade Level
LCPN Schools
Dosage
K-8 Academy for
Modern Arts and
Charles R. Drew
Middle School
Parent-Teachers
Organization
meetings.
All LCPN early
learning centers
(8), school-based
programs (4),
and childcare
homes (3)
Daily
Results
School health programs may be one of the most efficient
means to prevent or reduce risk behaviors and prevent
serious health problems among students.
Miami
Children’s
Initiative
MCI’s Sharp Minds and Resourceful Thinkers (SMART)
System of Education is built on the premise that a highquality early learning/preschool experience gives children a
much better chance to begin formal school eager and able
to succeed. A child truly ready to learn is ready not only
cognitively, but is also socially and emotionally ready to
learn. SMART means a shared commitment to, and
sustained support for, high-quality early care and education
from birth to age 8. To achieve this, MCI is focused on:

Capacity-building for the early learning centers that are
in the Charles R. Drew Pre-K-8 Center for the Modern
Arts feeder pattern

Ensuring that our Pre-K students transition into
Kindergarten programs ready to learn and with a strong
nurturing support system

Engaging parents in their child’s educational progress

Keeping children involved in the educational process
through structured after school and out-of-school
activities
LCPN Children
ages 0-8 years
old
Charles R. Drew
K-8 Academy
and Charles R.
Drew Middle






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Children enter kindergarten
ready to succeed in school
Students are healthy
Students are proficient in
core academic subjects.
Arts and humanities are
integrated throughout the
cradle-to-college-to-career
continuum
Family and community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
Schools
Students feel safe at school
and in their community.
.
Liberty City Promise Neighborhood [CONTINUUM INITIATIVE I: SMART/EARLY LEARNING NETWORK]
Partner
Brief Program/Solution Description
# Students,
Teachers &
Parents
Grade Level
LCPN Schools
Dosage
Results
All LCPN
children,
teachers, parents
and families
Early Learning
Centers
Ongoing advocacy
efforts

MCI’s Early Childhood Education Team consists of the
Education Manager, Parent Involvement Specialists, Model
Teacher Curriculum Support, Curriculum Support Specialist.
MCI’s Early Childhood Impact Team consist of a HIPPY
Liaison Coordinator, DCF Licensing Position, Quality Counts
Technical Assistant, New Horizons Behavioral Health, Citrus
Behavioral Services, Child Development Services, two MDCPS Education Transformation Office (ETO) Curriculum
Support.
MCI has opened three Head Start classes at Charles R.
Drew K-8 Academy.
MCI’s Early Childhood Centers Planning Team/Advisory
Council consists of Miami Dade County Public Schools,
United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education, Early
Childhood Initiative, Department of Children and Families
and the Early Learning Coalition/Quality Counts
The
Children’s
Movement of
Florida
The Children’s Movement of Florida (TCMF) has emerged
this past year to become the most advanced statewide
advocacy organization for children’s issues in the United
States. Launched in 2010, key accomplishments include:
substantial media coverage including television, newspaper
and Internet coverage, support from editorial boards of
major newspapers throughout Florida communicated to tens
of thousands of Floridians and a national feature on CNN
communicated to possible hundreds of thousands more.


Passed legislation requiring that all children in Florida’s
voluntary pre-kindergarten program are assessed both at
the beginning and the end of the academic year, a critical
component to ensuring a high-quality early learning program
for Florida’s four year olds.
In collaboration with local KidCare coalitions, Florida’s
Covering Kids and Families, and health advocates across
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Children enter kindergarten
read to succeed in school
Families and community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
schools
Students are healthy
Liberty City Promise Neighborhood [CONTINUUM INITIATIVE I: SMART/EARLY LEARNING NETWORK]
Partner
Brief Program/Solution Description
# Students,
Teachers &
Parents
the state, TCMF is working alongside outreach and
enrollment initiatives for Florida KidCare. Through volunteer
recruitment, training and deployment, The Movement will
work to reach and enroll many of the more than half-million
children in our state without health insurance.
Working with United Ways and Women’s Leadership
Councils in 10 Florida communities. TCMF has begun
developing a statewide early literacy initiative with the goal
of increasing third-grade reading scores. Volunteers from
TCMF will be recruited to work with students, from VPK to
grade three, in a structured reading and mentoring
program.
TCMF now communicates with more than 300,000 followers
via an Internet operation that integrates a sophisticated web
site with significant presence on social media networks.
Further steps to make investing in children a much
higher priority in this state:
-- Build our reach via the Internet to communicate and
engage up to a half-million followers by the start of the 2013
legislative session.
-- Recruit thousands of volunteer advocates to support both
The Movement’s KidCare outreach and early literacy
initiatives.
-- Craft the 2013 agenda for The Children’s Movement of
Florida.
TCMF’s advocacy efforts on behalf of all Florida children will
also benefit those in the LCPN
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Grade Level
LCPN Schools
Dosage
Results
Liberty City Promise Neighborhood [CONTINUUM INITIATIVE I: SMART/EARLY LEARNING NETWORK]
Partner
Brief Program/Solution Description
The
Children’s
Trust Read to
Learn
The Children’s Trust Read to Learn is a communitywide
initiative with the goal that all children read at or above
grade level by the third grade. Reading at grade level by the
third grade is the leading indicator of school success and
high school graduation, but currently one-third of third
graders in Miami fail to achieve this critical benchmark. This
pivotal year in a child's life is when kids must make the shift
from learning to read to reading to learn.
# Students,
Teachers &
Parents
1,200 LCPN
children ages 0-8
years old
Grade Level
LCPN Schools
Dosage
Results
All LCPN early
learning centers
(8), school-based
programs (4),
and childcare
homes (3)
Daily



And Elementary
School
Children enter kindergarten
read to succeed in school
Families and community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
schools
Students are proficient in
core academic subjects
The Read to Learn Book Club is a component of a broad
initiative to promote literacy across Miami-Dade County,
continues ahead of pace to register 3-year-olds to receive a
book a month delivered to their home. The Book Club
focuses on reaching 3-year-olds, to expose them to books in
the year leading up to pre-kindergarten.
The
Children’s
Trust
Transforming
Early
Childhood
Community
Systems
(TECCS)
The Children's Trust Transforming Early Childhood
Community Systems (TECCS). The Children’s Trust is
currently negotiating to bring the national initiative,
Transforming Early Childhood Community Systems
(TECCS) to Liberty City and its kindergartens for the
upcoming 2012-13 school year. The goal of TECCS is to
improve the school readiness of young children in a
community by measurement and mapping of developmental
progress at a population level that engages diverse
stakeholders in advocating for young children and mobilizes
local partners to develop more effective early childhood
service systems. TECCS has four core components: 1)
Measurement and Mapping; 2) Community Engagement; 3)
Shared Learning Network; and 4) Targeted, Place-Based
Systems Improvement.
1,200 LCPN
children ages 0-8
years old
All LCPN early
learning centers
(8), school-based
programs (4),
and childcare
homes (3)



An initiative of UCLA and United Way Worldwide, TECCS
uses a reliable tool, the Early Development Instrument (EDI)
that will be used to collect data on kindergartners in LCPN
schools. The Early Development Instrument (EDI) measures
how young children are developing in a community. The EDI
measures five domains of early childhood development:
physical health and well-being, social competence,
emotional maturity, language and cognitive skills, and
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Children enter kindergarten
read to succeed in school
Families and community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
schools
Students are proficient in
core academic subjects
Liberty City Promise Neighborhood [CONTINUUM INITIATIVE I: SMART/EARLY LEARNING NETWORK]
Partner
Brief Program/Solution Description
# Students,
Teachers &
Parents
Grade Level
LCPN Schools
Dosage
Results
Early Learning
Centers
Series of professional
development courses
for early learning
teachers and
administrators

communication skills and general knowledge. Presently,
Florida's kindergarten readiness tool only measures
language skills.
EDI results will provide LCPN information aggregated by
school and/or neighborhood. This then provides the
foundation and a specific road map for the neighborhood.
Across neighborhoods the leading obstacles to children’s
school readiness differ - perhaps literacy or nutrition or
social interactions - the EDI results provide focus for building
community efforts to address the identified predominant
limitations.
TECCS' approach and the EDI tool fit well with a collective
impact, and the RBA approach to achieving community-wide
goals for LCPN.
United Way
Center for
Excellence in
Early
Education
United Way Center for Excellence in Early Education’s
(UWCFE) vision is that all children will have access to the
highest quality early care and education, so they can have
the best possible start in school and in life. The Center’s
mission is to elevate the quality of early care and education
in Miami-Dade and beyond. This mission is supported by
three guiding principles: education, demonstrate and
advocate.
500 children
50 teaches &
administrators



The Center provides high quality professional development
training through the Early Childhood program
Administrator’s Institute (ECPAI) to LCPN early learning
centers. ECPAI includes a series of courses designed to
both increase quality in program administration & build
capacity of childcare providers community-wide.
Administrators have the opportunity to further their
knowledge of current philosophies, build the capacity in
leadership and increase the quality of early childhood
programs


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Children enter kindergarten
ready to succeed in school
Students are healthy
Students are proficient in
core academic subjects.
Arts and humanities are
integrated throughout the
cradle-to-college-to-career
continuum
Family and community
members support learning in
Promise Neighborhood
Schools
Students feel safe at school
and in their community.
Liberty City Promise Neighborhood [CONTINUUM INITIATIVE I: SMART/EARLY LEARNING NETWORK]
Partner
Brief Program/Solution Description
Urban
Strategies
HOPE VI Community and Supportive Services. Urban
Strategies understands that children and youth experience
greater success in school and less involvement in negative
activities (violence, crime, drugs and alcohol, teen
pregnancy) if they are able to access comprehensive, highquality education from birth and throughout their school
years.
# Students,
Teachers &
Parents
50 children 0-5
years annually
20 LCPN families
annually
Urban Strategies works in close partnership with the MiamiDade Public Housing Community Development (PHCD), in
the implementation of the CSS program by engaging
families relocated from Scott Carver in activities that will
allow them to progress toward economic self-sufficiency and
to meet the necessary qualifications for occupancy in the
new community. The CSS program provides resident
engagement and/or linkage to early education and literacy
development, to strengthen outcomes for families through
the two-generation approach, Urban Strategies has
designed programming for children that begins before birth
with pre-natal programs for young mothers, and continues
through the earliest stages of life through partnerships
established with Early Head Start and other early childhood
education providers.
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Grade Level
LCPN Schools
Dosage
Results
Early learning
programs that
serve Scott
Carver and
Northpark at
Scott Carver
Daily



Children enter kindergarten
ready to succeed in school
Students are healthy
Students are proficient in
core academic subjects