Child & Youth Programs

Child & Youth Programs

• CYP Mission• Structure & Programs• Inclusion Action Teams (IAT)• School Liaison – K12 Special Education

System Navigation• Outreach – EFMP Respite Care• EFM Playgrounds

Overview

Child & Youth Programs

• Navy Child and Youth Programs (CYP) provide developmental child care and youth recreational programs and services for eligible children and youth ages 4 weeks to 18 years of age

What We Do:• Provide programs and services designed and

operated to meet the unique needs of the military mission and Service members and their families

Mission

Child & Youth ProgramsStructure and Programs

Child Development Centers (CDC) provide full and part day child care for ages 6 weeks to 5 years of age.

Child Development Homes (CDH) provide full and part day and night and weekend child care for ages 4 weeks to 12 years of age.

School-Age Care (SAC) provides before and after school and day camps for ages 6 years to 12 years of age.

Youth and Teen Programs provide sports programs, leisure classes, youth internet labs and teen programs for ages 6 years to 18 years of age.

Child and Youth Education Services (CYES) helps "level the playing field" for transitioning students, prepares schools and installations to respond confidently to the complexities of transition and deployment.

Child & Youth Outreach Services (CYOS): providing families off-installation CYP opportunities

Inclusion Action Teams (IAT)

Why Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (1973)

Equal opportunities in programsTitle II of the Americans with Disabilities Act

(1990)Reasonable accommodations to policies, practices and

procedures

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IAT MISSION: To organize resources and develop strategies for supporting children with disabilities and other special needs in CYP

Inclusion Action Teams (IAT)

Philosophy Inclusion is an attitude and a philosophy that welcomes

and supports all Process

Intake, placement, accommodations & supports, emergency action plan

Inclusion Acton Team• CYP Director and CYP professionals• Medical Personnel• Family Support• School official is school-age• Therapeutic specialist• KIT Inclusion Specialist• Others as required

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Navy CYP Policy & Guidance

• Integrated into CYP as a core mission– NDAA Authority – Youth Sponsorship

• School Liaison Officers (SLO) assigned to appropriate installations/regions for direct support– Creates seamless delivery system for

everything serving children (birth to age 18) – Provides structure for institutional response

including policy, training, and funding

Organization

Child & Youth Education Services

• School Transition Services (PCS Cycle)• Deployment Support• Special Education System Navigation*• Installation, School, Community Communications• Partnerships in Education (PIE)• Home School Linkage, Support• Post-Secondary Preparation Opportunities

* NOTE: Added January 2010 , addresses Special Needs challenges experienced by Navy Families

Baseline Services and Core SLO Responsibilities:

Child & Youth Education Services

• Installation subject matter expert for special needs student education issues in your area

– Knowledgeable on special needs educational issues • Inform and advise commanders and parents on issues that affect special

needs students as the arise – Resources to families– Parent education; help parents become the best advocate for their children

• Develop solutions to overcome barriers in partnership with:– Local schools– Fleet & Family Support/community resources

• Educate parents and commanders on the regulations, state guidelines for the IEP process, through various means such as briefings, websites, and resources materials.

• Interface with your local FFSP & EFMP and be the catalyst for communication between EFMP and local schools.

Child & Youth Education ServicesSchool Liaison Officers -- Role

K-12 Special Education System Navigation

School Liaison Officers • Installation Execution

– 58 School Liaison Officers– Supporting all major installations– CYP collateral duties at small sites

• Prepares parents, educators and Navy leaders: – PCS and deployment issues impacting school age children – Provides assurance that a “quality K12 education” is a Navy priority – Works to “level the playing field” for Navy families – Helps Navy families to be the best “advocates” for their child’s education – Connects Youth Sponsorship program to Schools– Enhance Post-Secondary Opportunities– Expands community outreach– Geo-dispersed support

K12 SPEC Ed System Navigation

Special Education Challenges

Compliance with IDEA/504

*26% of parent interaction with special needs children

*82% of School Liaison Officer duty day focused on special needs families

Child & Youth Education Services

EFMP Respite Care Program

• Eligible active duty Navy families that enroll in the program can receive up to 40 hours of respite care per child per month

• The contracting agency (NACCRRA) works with Child Care Resource & Referral agencies and other community organizations to recruit, train, and provide technical assistance to child care programs and caregivers willing to care for Navy families with EFMs

• Organizations will provide free child care referral and placement services for Navy families with diagnosed EFMs in Categories IV & V, ages birth through 18, and living on or near Navy installations in the continental United States.

• The service is provided at no cost to eligible families

Child & Youth Outreach

EFMP Respite Care Locations

• Bremerton, WA• Greater Washington DC• Jacksonville, FL• Norfolk, VA• San Diego, CA• Independent locations

Currently there is a waiting list for services in each geographic areaTo diminish the wait time for and serve more Navy families, the

current EFMP Respite Program is hosting a staff study to address alternatives.

Child & Youth Outreach

If a family contacts Installation about EFMP Program

Child Care Aware (CCA) to determine eligibility for EFMP Respite Care

Is family registered with the Navy EFM program? Are they Cat IV or V?

YESCCA determines where Navy family is

stationed. CCA refers them to participating agency. CCA will connect family to the

agency via a 3-way conference call to the agency contact. If contact is not available,

CCA will gather initial information from parent to send to the partner agency via email

NOCCA refers family to EFMP installation contact to get registered in the EFM program on base or if they are category III or below,

they are informed they are not eligible at this timeAgency will work with Navy family to determine respite care needs and locate

appropriate providers. Agency will look for appropriate respite care and continue to

work with the Navy family

Navy family selects Respite Care providers. Family will complete EFMP parent application given

by the agency and respite care will be provided

Family will contact CCA again once they are registered

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Child & Youth OutreachEFMP Respite Care Referral Process

EFMP Respite Care Waitlist

Child & Youth Outreach

• Currently there is a waiting list for services in each geographic area

• To diminish the wait time as well as serve more Navy families, the CYP is looking to make some revisions to the current EFMP Respite Program.

• A task group is being formed to review current policies and procedures.

• More details on changes will be announced at a later date.

• Goal of EFMP Respite program is to maintain a COL II status.

EFMP Respite Care

Child & Youth Outreach

To date:• Delivered over 236,404 hours of care so far in FY11 (Oct 10 –

July11)•Served an average of 725 children each month (EFM and siblings)•Currently using 6 agencies in 5 states•Services used to support families that reported an EFM:

52% On the Autism Spectrum33% Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)43% Developmental Delays (including speech/reading)18% Mental Retardation

16% Respiratory Disorders (e.g., Asthma, Chronic Lung Disease, etc.)15% Cerebral Palsy

EFMP Respite Care

Families’ Overall Satisfaction with Services Received through EFMP Respite Care

Child & Youth Outreach

Families’ Overall Satisfaction with Services Received through EFMP Respite Care

EFMP Respite Care

EFMP Categories of Enrolled EFM Children:

• 60% were Category V• 31.4% were category IV

Child & Youth Outreach

63.4%

28.2%

7.0%1.4%

One Two Three More than three

2.9% 4.3%

31.4%

60.0%

1.4%

Category I Category II Category III Category IV Category V

Category VI

37% have more than one EFM

EFMP Respite Care stories from families

Child & Youth Outreach

“This respite program has been an essential part of my families’ survival. With my husband on deployment and no family, this has been the only support that we have. I cannot express my gratitude enough for this program and all the help to support it. It means the world to me and my family!”

“We would never have been able to function without this program. My husband is completing a difficult residency and without this program, he would have not been able to focus on his current mission, as our entire family and support network is on the east coast. Thank you for this program!”

EFM Outdoor Environments – Playgrounds

EFM Outdoor Environments – Playgrounds

Outdoor environments are for all children, eliminating barriers to promote positive socialization and self-confidence skills Universal design, integrating accessible features as part of the

overall design Playground designs will meet the American Barriers Act adopted

by DOD as of October 31, 2008 Playground designs include play components, container gardens,

outdoor gathering spaces, and shared accessible paths o Play components consist of the following

• Climbing structures with transfer stations • Sand boxes with sitting ledges or elevated sand/water tables• Playhouses• Outdoor musical instruments• Outdoor Art Easel for painting • Sensory panels

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REGION : NAVAL DISTRICT WASH REGION: SOUTHEAST

NS Dahlgren NAS Corpus ChristiNAS Patuxent River JRB New OrleansREGION: MID-ALANTIC NAS KingsvilleJB Little Creek –Fort Story NAS Pensacola-Corry

STNaval Shipyard Portsmouth NS Panama City NS Norfolk SUBBASE Kings BayNS Dam NeckNB New London

EFM– Playgrounds Locations(FY11) Locations for replacement & new playgrounds

Locations ContinuedREGION: MID-WEST

REGION: NORTHWESTNS Great Lakes

NAS Whidbey Island

REGION: SOUTHWESTREGION: HAWAII

NAS China Lake Joint Base Pearl Hickman

NMC San Diego NAS Lemoore

*Additional funding of $3.75M in FY12

REGION: CNRMW REGION: CNRNW REGION : NDW REGION: CNRHNSA Mid-South NAS Whidbey

Island*NS Annapolis *NSA Dahlgren *

JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam (3)*

NSA Kitsap * NAS Patuxent River **

REGION: CNRSE REGION: MIDLANT REGION: CNRSWNAS Jacksonville NS Norfolk- Willoughby NS San DiegoNS Mayport JB Little Creek Fort Story NS San Diego – Chollas

HeightsNAS Meridian * NB Yorktown NINAS Coronado

NAS Oceana NS Point LomaNAS El Centro

* 2012 ** 2013

EFM CDCs Meeting ABA StdsNew CDC’s – Constructed with ABA Standards

ABA--Background Federal facilities must comply with standards issued under the

Architectural Barriers Act (ABA). The Architectural Barriers Act authorizes the Secretary of the

Department of Defense, to modify or waive the accessibility standards for buildings and facilities covered by the Architectural Barriers.

– Procedure for a building or playground with barriers that can be addressed through a facility modification. o Contact the Director of the facility. They will be glad to discuss the challenges

that a facility presents. Through collaboration the goal is to find resolution for all parties.

(On July 23, 2004, the United States Access Board issued updated accessibility guidelines for

newly constructed, altered, and leased facilities covered by the ABA and Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq. These guidelines were published in the Federal Register on July 23, 2004 (69 FR 44083), and are online at http://www.access-board.gov/.1)

CYP Point of Contacts Best Choice: work with your local installation CYP

Director Chuck Clymer

Navy CYP Program Manager E-Mail: chuck.clymer@navy.mil Phone: (202) 433-0519 or DSN 288 2912

Terri Dietrich Navy CYP Outreach Program Coordinator

Bldg 168, Anacostia Annex, Washington, DC E-Mail: Terri.dietrich@navy.mil Phone: (202) 433-2912 or DSN 288-2912 Visit our Web Page: https://qol.navyaims.net/CYPWeb/