Empowerment Board for Polk County

Early Childhood Partnership Vision and Charter

Vision Every Child Beginning at Birth will Be Healthy and Successful.

Mission

• To ensure positive outcomes for all children in Polk County and strengthen families, by involving all stakeholders (i.e. Individuals, families, all levels of government, schools, community agencies, businesses, faith community).

• The Partnership will support the Early Childhood Business plan for community investments that will achieve long term positive results for children, families & neighborhoods.

• The partnership will engage the human services planning alliance to challenge all stakeholders to own the issues of the early childhood business plan to take action.

Overview of Community Plan

1. Increase high quality preschool capacity and increase utilization by at-risk children

2. Coordinate and streamline access to an expanded network of family support, parent education programs and health services

3. Increase access to primary and preventive health care for at-risk women, children, and families.

4. Ensure the availability and streamline accessibility to high quality childcare for low-income & subsidized children.

Local Indicators

• Rate of Immunization by age 2(public health only)

• Mothers receiving prenatal care in first trimester

• Number of NAEYC certified child care centers

• Childcare providers with Post High School early childhood courses

• Eligible population enrolled in SCHIP

• Children enter school with appropriate preschool experience

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