ࡱ> LNM5@ (bjbj22 +6XX(,&,!2^^^^^^^^N!P!P!P!P!P!P!$#RS%t!^^^^^t!^^!"""^:^^N!"^N!"F"hrT ^R l:2 "!,!0!@ %:% % D^^"^^^^^t!t!d    Region 5 (NYC) SWOT Analysis conducted June 2007 IT team brainstorm followed by survey conducted by policy intern: - Representatives include directors and teachers from: Back-up IT corporate child care, campus-based IT care, private IT child care, ACS funded IT care, hospital based IT program, Group Family Child Care, Infant/Toddler Center Advisory Board Member, & Brooklyn Public Library. ECH staff Strengths (Of our regional model and results) IT Specialists visit programs - foster a collegial, trusting relationship between the staff, directors and trainers. Specialists recognize strengths & challenges and provide support & resources that lead to greater satisfaction and program improvement. Health and safety training, especially on diapering and toilet training were very useful to providers (even those providers who had been practicing for many years). Tailoring trainings/workshops to the sites needs (no one size fits all mentality) The staff was able to easily implement what they learned at the trainings into their everyday practice. The training allowed some sites to age-down their classrooms and train teachers who had not previously worked with toddlers. Therefore, the site was able to boost enrollment and serve a community need Trainers allowed staff, not just Infant/Toddler staff to participate in the workshops and therefore benefit from the training. www.babystepsnyc.com is available in three languages (English, Spanish, and Chinese) for parent, community and child care provider use. Improvements noted in 25 center-based IT-programs as measured by pre-post Iters scores & feedback. Multi-lingual IT team, trainings and materials. Use theory of change model which has measurable goals. Provide services to meet the needs of diversity of providers (i.e. evenings, Saturdays and weekdays). CCR&Rs located close to public transportation. CCR&Rs well known and respected in the community. Services are voluntary and at no-cost to the program. Work with FCC, center-based IT care, informal providers, and potential providers. Reach diverse populations that lack in resources. Opportunities (External) Proposed revision of NYC Department of Health & Mental Hygiene, Bureau of Day Care regulations regarding infants & toddlers, Article 47 includes mandatory 15 hr. training for IT staff (H&S, child development etc.), smaller adult- child ratios etc. The Citys strategic plan for child care gives top priority to aging down the public child care systemthat is, moving to serve more children under the age of 3. The City has an inter-agency policy steering committee at Mayors Office, which is dedicated to moving the city toward a birth-to-five, integrated system of early care and education. Child Care, Inc. works closely with that group. The City is expanding its Nurse-Family Partnership program by 100%, which has provided more visibility to infant-toddler services and their value in early childhood development. A growing demand for infant-toddler services, especially in centers, from parents. A growing partnership among early childhood specialists, across professions, who have a growing interest in public policy and advocacy. A Governor with a birth-to-five agenda. A Childrens Cabinet, with a birth-to-five agenda. ACS opening classrooms for 2 year-olds using pre-school staff. Team poised to provide training for IT-center based teachers (15 hours). The income and cultural divide in NYC creates both big challenges and opportunities. In NYC, immigrants are having the most childrenand also have the least resources. Unions have targeted family child care providers, many of them offering license-exempt care and caring for babies and toddlers. Possible collaboration with Living for the Young Family through Education (LYFE) Program. Child care centers (2 mos 2 yrs) located in NYC public high schools for pregnant & parenting teens. Creation of an e-newsletter containing information about infants and toddlers as well as upcoming events for both providers and parents. Weaknesses (Of our regional model and our results) More follow up support and consultations with the staff at the center after the initial workshop. More training on IT curriculum for teachers/staff including sharing additional resources/materials. More workshops on emotional/behavioral development of infants and toddlers. Increase frequency of workshops so that new staff will benefit from trainings. Offer workshops geared specifically to parents. Increase funding to have more trainings and more follow up support in centers. Provide directors with increased support/mentoring to sustain & support skills the IT teachers have obtained through TA process. Turnover rate - teachers & IT specialists impact the work. Small team for a large cityonly four IT specialists to meet the needs of NYC. Team Interest in further realizing and training/TA on the 10 components. RFP results unknown and therefore cant guarantee positions for trainers. Threats (External) Limited funding and resources for infant-toddler care. Even in the Citys strategic plan, there are not significant new resources budgeted to age down the system. Limited funding through RFP process. Limited funding from OCFS. Teachers in child care centers leave once they have completed their Masters Degree to work in the Department of Education where they have an increased salary and better benefits. Tendency of policy makers to emphasize home based care license exempt for babies and toddlers, which makes it difficult to move toward systematic quality improvements. 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