First Steps Kent

Filing Period

Oct 1, 2010 to Sep 30, 2011

Signed

Jun 4, 2012

Return Version

2010v3.7

Gross Receipts

$2,133,445

Major Activities

Activity 2

Welcome home baby is available to all first-time parents and parents 25 and younger in kent county. It consists of an initial visit in the hospital and a home visit from a maternal child nurse. Included in the visit is a maternal child assessment conducted by an rn and parent education about early childhood development, community resources to meet family needs, and the importance of reading, talking, singing, and playing with their child from birth. The nurse then helps the parents access community programs that best meet their needs. The program was phased in at the area's three birthing hospitals from (see schedule o) july 2010 to june 2011. In the evaluation of its first full year: hospital liaisons made 2,052 visits; 85% of those accepting home visits at the hospital completed them; home visits were provided for 853 families and 862 newborns, and; of 1,308 referrals to partner agencies, 62% of those families receiving referrals to community services accepted and accessed those services; 85% of families served in year 1 reported taking their newborn to their primary care provider within the first 5 days of life (meeting the academy of pediatrics standard), and only 15% of newborns visited the emergency department and 1% were hospitalized within 30 days of birth.

Activity 3

The great start collaborative and parent liaisons (gsc) is a body composed of interdisciplinary stakeholders - service providers, businesses, funders, government, elected officials, and parents - that works to identify early childhood system indicators and gaps in services as well as to convene stakeholders, research best practices, and recommend systems changes, programs and/or solutions to address the gap or problem. Recommendations are made to the first steps kent's commission for endorsement and/or action. We have a contract with the kent intermediate school district to administer funds from the early childhood investment corporation in support of gsc operations and infrastructure.

Filer

EIN

27-0640886