Early Childhood Community Conversation

St. Joseph County, MI

September 30, 2011

Highlights

• Preschool Scholarships• History of Collaboration• Born Learning Trail in Sturgis• Creative Curriculum for Great Start Readiness

Programs, Head Start, and local preschools; Totaling 29 care providers

• Project Connect• 24 percent of children age 4 in Great Start

Readiness Program, above the state average of 17 percent

Challenges

• Number 2 in the state for high infant mortality

• Low educational attainment• High teen pregnancy rate• Above the state rate for children in

investigated families for child abuse/neglect and for confirmed victims

• High unemployment rate• 98 meth labs discovered in 2010

St. Joseph County, MI

61295

46680

10000

20000

30000

40000

50000

60000

70000

Total Population

Children Ages 0-5

Source: Census Bureau 2010

Race Demographics St. Joseph County, MI

90.6%

0.0%0.5%

0.7%

2.6%

2.2%3.5%

White

African American

Asian

American Indian/AlaskanNative

Native Hawaiian/PacificIslander

Some other Race

Two or More Races

Source: Census Bureau 2010

Infant Mortality

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

St. Joseph County

Michigan

Source: Kids Count Data Center 2011

Percent of Children in Poverty Ages 0-17

0

5

10

15

20

25

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

St. Joseph County

Michigan

Source: Kids Count Data Center 2011

Children Ages 0-17 in Investigated Families (Rate per 1,000)

79.7

64

84.5

62.6

90.8

65.2

103.1

74.5

121.7

73.6

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

St. Joseph County

Michigan

Source: Kids Count Data Center 2011

Confirmed Victims of Abuse and/or Neglect, Ages 0-17

16.4

11.1

15.1

11.4

17.7

11.9

22.8

12

21.5

12.9

0

5

10

15

20

25

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

St. Joseph County

Michigan

Source: Kids Count Data Center 2011

Percent of Births to Teens Under Age 20

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

St. Joseph County

Michigan

Source: Kids Count Data Center 2011

Percent of Births to Mothers with Less Than 12 Years of Education

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

St. Joseph County

Michigan

Source: Kids Count Data Center 2011

Percent of Births with Less Than Adequate Prenatal Care

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

St. Joseph County

Michigan

Source: Kids Count Data Center 2011

Percent of Births to Mothers Who Smoked During Pregnancy

0

5

10

15

20

25

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

St. Joseph County

Michigan

Source: Kids Count Data Center 2011

Percent of Low Birth Weight Babies

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

St. Joseph County

Michigan

Source: Kids Count Data Center 2011

Percent of Preterm Births

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

St. Joseph County

Michigan

Source: Kids Count Data Center 2011

Percent of Medicaid Births Three Year Average

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

St. Joseph County

Michigan

Source: Kids Count Data Center 2011

Percent of Children Ages 0-18 With Health Insurance

89

89.5

90

90.5

91

91.5

92

92.5

93

93.5

2000 2006 2007

St. Joseph County

Michigan

Source: Kids Count Data Center 2011

Percent of Children Ages 0-5 in Special Education

0

0.5

1

1.5

2

2.5

3

3.5

4

4.5

5

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

St. Joseph County

Michigan

Source: Kids Count Data Center 2011

Percent of Children Age 4 in GSRP

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

St. Joseph County

Michigan

Source: Kids Count Data Center 2011

Percent of Students Receiving Free and Reduced Priced Lunch

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

St. Joseph County

Michigan

Source: Kids Count Data Center 2011

Percent of Children Ages 0+-4 Receiving WIC

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

2006 2007 2008 2009

St. Joseph County

Michigan

Source: Kids Count Data Center 2011

High School Dropout Rate (Percent)

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

2007 2008 2009

St. Joseph County

Michigan

Source: Kids Count Data Center 2011

St. Joseph County, MICriminal Sexual Conduct Crimes

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Criminal SexualConduct

Source: St. Joseph County Sherriff’s Office Annual Report 2010

St. Joseph County, MIAssault Crimes

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Assault

Source: St. Joseph County Sherriff’s Office Annual Report 2010

St. Joseph County, MI Domestic Assault Crimes

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Domestic Assault

Source: St. Joseph County Sherriff’s Office Annual Report 2010

St. Joseph County Sheriff’s OfficeControlled Substances Complaints

12677

181306

289253

227194

154213

321

0 100 200 300 400

2000

2002

2004

2006

2008

2010

ControlledSubstancesComplaints

St. Joseph County Sheriff’s OfficeMeth Labs Per Month 2010

0

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Jan Mar May Jul Sep Nov

Meth Labs PerMonth

Total Number of Meth Labs: 98