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July-August ACTION News from the NYS Infancy Leadership Circles
A project of NYZTT
Dear Friends,
We are spending the summer months planning for next season’s activities after speaking with many of you around the state. One topic on your minds is how to identify the local needs of infants and toddlers and their families that need a communal effort to solve. One vehicle for beginning the process is to hold one or more sessions on the statistics available for assessing how your community’s babies are faring.
This is an idea that was actually conceived and prepared for by a number of state leaders and agencies over two years ago after realizing that most state and national databases mixed infant and toddler information in with preschoolers and was inadequate for local planning. The result is a resource package published in 2009 entitled: Using Data to Build Comprehensive Systems for Infants and Families. The tools consist of a resource guide, facilitator’s guide, and a DVD that can be used for an “Infancy Summit” over two days or a series of four sessions spread over a longer period.
The materials are specifically designed to help early childhood community groups interested in improving services for children and families. The sessions provide a guide to:
- systematically review and assess the current systems that provide care to infants and families
- identify issues that could benefit from community coalition action and support
- develop data-driven advocacy efforts and system improvements
This resource kit was produced by the NYS Council on Children and Families and the NYS Child Care Coordinating Council (now the Early Care and Learning Council) as part of the NYS Touchstones/KIDS COUNT project. You can preview it online at: www.ccf.state.ny.us/initiatives/KidsCountRelate/KCReports.htm, or request paper copies and DVD from the Council on Children and Families at: COUNCIL@CCF.STATE.NY.US, or phone (518) 473-3652.
We would like to encourage you to think about having such an “Infancy Summit” in your community next fall or early winter. We are ready to work with you to help make them a reality. We look forward to talking to you about your community and how we can help.
Sincerely,
Carole and Jackie
coshinsky@nyzerotothree.org
jjjones6@verizon.net
EVENTS
Thurs. July 22-Fri. July 23, Albany, NY:
Northeast Family Strengthening Conference 2010, Crowne Plaza Hotel
Wed. Aug 18, Washington, DC:
NAEYC, 1313 L Street NW: Workshop: Improving Program Quality through Self-Study
Thurs, Sep 23, New York, NY: 9:30 am-1 pm, Information Session:
Accessing Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs:
Needs RSVP by Aug 6
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