First Steps Kent

Filing Period

Oct 1, 2012 to Sep 30, 2013

Signed

Mar 14, 2014

Return Version

2012v2.3

Gross Receipts

$1,832,418

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. In the evaluation of calendar year 2012: of 4,337 eligible births, hospital (see schedule o) liaisons made 3,366 visits or 78%; 71% (2,388) of those accepting home vists at the hospital completed them; home visits were provided for 1,868 families, and; of 3,400 referrals to partner agencies, 64% of families served in 2012 reported taking their newborn to their primary care provider within the first 5 days of life (meeting the academy of pediatrics standard); 54% of clients enrolled in medicaid, compared to 40% of all kent county births.

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