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EXHIBIT A Children's Services Advisory Committee 2020-21 Grant Application Agency Name: Redlands Christian Migrant Association Address: 402 W Main Street, Immokalee, FL, 34142, US Executive Director: Isabel Garcia Email: grants@rcma.org Phone: (239) 658-3560 Fax: (239) 658-3571 Program Director: Nydia Guzman Program Address: 111 N Maple Street, Fellsmere, Florida 32948 Email: nydia@rcma.org Phone: (772) 571-9015 Program(s) Name: Enhancing Infant and Toddler Care Focus Area(s): Early Childhood Development Program Description: Enhancing Infant and Toddler Care (EITC) program at the Covill and Whispering Pines centers in Fellsmere and Children's House center in Wabasso - RCMA will continue enhancing the care for infants and toddlers in these centers by subsidizing the cost of five staff members for two hours per day. Supporting caregivers, a child's most important resource, is needed expressly for infants and toddlers due to the required adult -child ratios and the 10 -hour day. Additionally, the three centers will maintain the increased intentional language experiences for children through a mentor teacher hired as a result of last year's grant. These efforts benefit the children's future literacy and health. RCMA proposes to maintain the mentor teacher program previously enacted to build staff capacity to deliver quality language experiences in and out of the classroom. The mentor teacher engages staff in intentional conversations that are replicated in the classroom setting. Parent workshops will continue to be provided. The mentor teacher observes and videotapes the classroom environment and provides feedback to help staff and parents increase the quality language experiences for the children. Being born into a low socioeconomic status family does not prevent a child from realizing his or her full potential especially if a parent or caregiver engages in daily and frequent intelligent interaction with the child during the critical first three years of life.