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Healthy Start Coalition Indian River County PARENTS AS TEACHERS Grant: $30,000 Funds Used: $30,000 Total Families Served: 184 adults, 188 children Cost per child: $160.19 Focus Area: Early Childhood Education and Building Parent Capacity Taxonomy Number: PH -6100.3300 Home Based Parenting Program Program Description: Parents as Teachers is home based parenting education. The goal of the evidenced —based Parents as Teachers (PAT) Program is to provide low-income parents with skills to maximize their child's cognitive, social, and emotional development during the most critical period of brain growth birth to three years. Staff will screen children regularly for developmental delays and health issues. The program's long-term goal is to increase children's readiness for kindergarten. Collaboration: Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital, Partners in Women's Health, Kindergarten Readiness Collaborative, Moonshot Moment. GOALS/OUTCOMES REPORT Outcome # 1: Parents will increase their knowledge of their child's positive growth and development through age appropriate parenting. Goal Results: 87% Overall • 100% / 40 out of 40 parents/caregivers increased their knowledge of their children's age appropriate development. • 79% / 27 out of 34 parents/caregivers responded appropriately to developmental milestones. Of the 48 parents enrolled, 34 were eligible for the screening, 14 were not yet due for a screening during this reporting period. • 82% / 28 out of 34 parents/caregivers recognize and respond appropriately to the emotional needs of their child. Of the 42 parents enrolled, 34 were eligible for the screening, 14 were not yet due for a screening during this reporting period. Outcome # 2: Parents will improve parenting capacity, parenting practices, and parent-child relationships. Goal Results: 85.5% Overall Of 48 parents/caregivers, and 52 children served; 34 parents were eligible for screening (PICOLLO) and 40 children were eligible for developmental screenings in this area (ASQ-3). fourteen clients were not eligible for a PICCOLO screening and 8 clients were not eligible for an ASQ-3 screening during this reporting period. 76%/ 26 out of 34 parents/caregivers increased parent child interaction and age appropriate play activities. (PICOLLO). 95% / 39 out of the 41 children administered the age appropriate developmental screening tool increased their language development and communicate needs on an age appropriate level (ASQ-3). For the two children that did not meet this indicator, they both have been referred to Early Steps for service127