A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

Department of Social Welfare
Social and Rehabilitative Services
Department of Employment and Training
Mental Health Services
Health Department
Family and District Courts
Visiting Nurse Association
Local psychiatric hospital
Schools
Center-based and home day care providers

What is the goal of the project?

• To promote healthy development of young children by preparing them to succeed in school and by enhancing the social, economic, and personal well-being of the whole family.

• To empower the family to use existing community services more effectively and to work collaboratively with families and the community to expand, improve, and link those services.

Who participates in the project?

Families with at least one child under five, predominantly white and English speaking. Services provided to approximately 1500 participants.

What services are provided?

• Home visits
  
• Parent support and interest groups
  
• Early childhood education
  
• Parenting education
  
• Health services
  
• Counseling services
  
• Crisis intervention
  
• Advocacy
  
• Resource and referral
  
• Men's programs
  
• Recreational activities
  
• Transportation
  
• Adult services
  
• Literacy training
  
• Employment and training
  
• Home management
  
• Pre-school programs
  
• Play groups
  
• Home-school transition activities
  
• Home daycare training
  
• Community workshops and training
  
• Legislative advocacy
  
• Community development

How did collaborators evaluate their success?

• Interviews
  
• Observation
  
• Ethnography
  
• Standardized assessments
  
• On-going quantitative data collection

What did the collaborators learn?

Evaluation is ongoing. A final report of the Comprehensive Child Development Program is forthcoming from the Department of Health and Human Services. Local outcomes include significant increases in earned income, a reduction in welfare, increase in adult education, decrease in number of pregnancies, and an increase in birth weights.

Contact person

Judith Jerald, Director
Early Education Services
218 Canal Street
Brattleboro, VT 05301
(802)254-3742 (Phone)
(802)254-3750 (Fax)

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