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EARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL OF HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY,
INC.
Presentation to the Florida Developmental Disabilities Council – Child Development
Screening Initiative
Task Force Meeting
March 23, 2012
BRIEF HISTORY OF ECC
Began as a grass roots volunteer organization in 1983
Created in anticipation of Part C Legislation - early intervention has always been fundamental to the mission
Rich history of community partnerships and collaboration
Recognized as one of Tampa Bay’s strongest leaders in training, advocacy, and key services for early childhood including screening, short term case management and child care training and mental health consultation
HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING IN HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY
Community screenings began in 1986 as collaborative effort between the ECC, FDLRS and community organizations
Only 23 children were screened in first year but the model was developed and key partnerships were formed
After a couple of years of quarterly screening events, the system grew rapidly so monthly screenings were soon scheduled
HISTORY (CONT’D)
1990: Funding from the Children’s Board of Hills. Co. allowed for hiring a “Screening Coordinator”
1996: Florida Dept. of Education deemed the ECC community screenings a “Best Practice”
1998: A Family Support Coordinator is hired (case mgr.)
2002: The monthly screenings added a Social-Emotional station using the ASQ-SE ( ECC also becomes the chair for the county’s Infant Mental Health committee )
2011: ECC presented with the “Spirit of Humanity” award by the DeBartolo Family Foundation
CURRENT MODEL - DESIGN
Minimum of 12 On Site Screenings per year ( one per month )
Screen on average 65-75 children per month
Partner with faith-based organizations who allow us to utilize their facility at little to no cost
Over 30 different organizations commit staff to support each month’s screening ( sign MOUs )
50 + Professionals / month plus volunteers work the screenings
Free service for families ( estimated value of over $1,800 )
Scheduled by appointments but we do triage screenings for “Walk
In” families
CURRENT MODEL – PLANNING & OVERSIGHT
ECC manages and coordinates monthly screenings in conjunction with FDLRS and a Screening Oversight Committee
Pre-screening meetings held to review screening site, staffing patterns and discuss potential challenges
Post-screening meeting held to review the event and assess overall success with the purpose of CQI
CURRENT MODEL – STATIONS / DOMAINS SCREENED
Bi-lingual Registration ( assigned Facilitators )
Height & Weight
Speech / Language /Articulation
Vision
Hearing
Overall Development (Cognitive / Fine / Gross Motor)
Social-Emotional (Behavior)
CURRENT MODEL – STATIONS CONT’D
Exit:
Results of screening explained to parents
Referral Options [ Child Find & Early Steps on site for Intake]
Parent Satisfaction Survey
Community Resources [ Health Dept., Head Start, Family Resource Centers, KidCare, Literacy Programs ]
**Oftentimes, family support issues are also identified and addressed in the Exit Station
CURRENT MODEL – SCREENING INSTRUMENTS
Battelle Developmental Inventory (BDI) – 0-3
Brigance Screener – 3-5 Overall
Suresight Vision Screener – Vision
Ages & Stages – SE – Social / Emotional
KEY SCREENING PARTNERS
Hillsborough County Public Schools / FDLRS/Child Find:
- FDLRS assists the screening with in kind support; assists with on site coordination, overall development, SP / Language & ‘Exit’ station
Hillsborough County Public Schools: conducts hearing screening through mobile hearing unit
USF Dept. of Communication Sciences & Disorders:
- provides practicum students to provide speech / language screening
KEY PARTNERS – CONT’D
Prevent Blindness Florida: provide vision screens
Healthy Start Coalition: assists with cognitive and overall screening for 0-3 / 3-5
USF Bay Area Early Steps: provide staffing support for 0-3 as well as conduct intakes for children referred to and eligible for Early Steps
Head Start / Early Head Start: provide staffing for height/weight station; do intakes an appropriate
Faith-based organizations : Contingent of churches on rotating schedule for monthly screening events
CURRENT MODEL – RECORDS / DATABASE
Screening intake staff have access to CHRIS, allowing staff to verify during phone triage that a child is not already receiving services through Child Find or School Readiness
ECC hosts an online screening appointment book which allows for live scheduling by multiple screeners
ECC internal database allows for additional outcome reporting to funders, tracking trends, referral sources, and other information related to developmental screening that we are not able to capture or track through CHRIS.
KEY STATISTICS - % OF CHILDREN REFERRED ON AND WHERE
Referral Source
Avg % Referred
Child Find 38.11%
Speech Only 14.15%
Head Start 6.13%
Early Steps 4.25%
Community 15.28%
Other (info only)
29.43%
*most children referred for assessment also receive referral to community resources.**Less than 15 children B – 3yrs are scheduled for any given screening event.
FUNDING
Children’s Board of Hillsborough County is primary funding source
Hillsborough County Public Schools (FDLRS) supports the screening through staffing, in kind dollars and supplemental dollars
The ECC has received approximately $20,000 to augment developmental screenings over the last three years through grants and/or awards
REPLICATION OF MODEL
2008: Leon County
2012: Jefferson County
KEYS TO SUCCESS Key partners in place especially Part B
and Part C systems
Managing entity to house data, organize screening activities, massage community collaborations and ensure screenings occur
Community Buy In ( Commitment)
Funding
Recognition of Partners
Q & A
STEPHEN C. [email protected]
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOREARLY CHILDHOOD COUNCIL OF
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, INC.
WWW.ECCTAMPABAY.ORG