LIBERTY CITY 
 ECCS IMPACT PROJECT NICOLE MARTIN-BYNUM, PROJECT CONSULTANT
KICK-OFF 2018 DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING SURVEY What are the developmental screening practices of Liberty City early care and education programs?
➢ Created a survey with assistance from USF ➢ Identified 200 schools and distributed survey to 42 schools/FCCHs ➢ 22 out of 42 schools (52%) completed the survey, online, in-person and/or over the phone. ➢ Key Findings: screening should be universal, additional training is required, *current services are insufficient and/or untimely. ➢ Created project plan
LIBERTY CITY ECCS IMPACT PROJECT PLAN PLAN
Test Name (summary) Universal Developmental Screening: Increase the number of schools who are willing to screen all children. Professional Development: ASQ Best Practices: Identify partner(s) to provide complimentary on-sight ASQ training. Professional Development: Child Dev.: Provide complimentary onsight child dev. training. Play therapy: Make therapeutic services available to schools who have expressed students have behavioral challenges. Autism Screening: Increase the number of children being screened
What questions are you trying to answer?
DO
Predictions
STUDY
Discovery. What was expected/unexpected?
Early Care and Education Programs Can 100% of students within a childcare center be developmentally screened on a routine basis?
Lessons Learned
Results
ACT
Adopt, Abandon?
Future Test?
Are caregivers involved (or an attempt made for them to be involved) in the screening practice 100% of the time? Determine if LC teachers believe that the training is a good use of their time via a survey.
Can we ensure this service is complimentary to existing services and not duplicative?
Are children of color under identified for ASD through standard practices?
LIBERTY CITY ECCS IMPACT PROJECT PLAN PLAN
Test Name (summary)
What questions are you trying to answer?
DO
Predictions
STUDY
Discovery. What was expected/unexpected?
Lessons Learned
Results
Children Not Screened in Early Care and Education Program OR Enrolled in a Program Local Onsite SR Enrollment: Will parents find this process more Identify families in need of efficient and convenient? subsidized childcare. Books, Balls and Blocks: Enter an MOU with JCSFL to provide developmental screening events 4x a year. Jessie Trice: Learn about their existing developmental screening practices. Literacy-based Activities & Celebration: Increase literacy-based activities.
ACT
Adopt, Abandon?
Future Test?
Can quarterly events reach unscreened population?
What type of developmental screening is occurring?
Community Can we identify and document (neighborhood paparazzi) engaging in literacy-based activities that are already occurring?
LIBERTY CITY ECCS IMPACT PROJECT PARTNERS
United Way
Early Steps Healthy Start Coalition Jessie Trice Health Center Neighborhood Housing Services of South Florida
Family Central
Help Me Grow
Department of Health
Shayes Learning Center Miami Dade College Children’s Trust University of Miami, CARD Nurse Family Partnership Early Learning Coalition Community Residents
THANK YOU Follow-Up Questions: Nicole Martin-Bynum nmartin-bynum@iamlibertycity.org