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ECE/CW collaboration for children in In-Home care
Nilofer AhsanNovember 2011
Federal priorities around ECE/CW linkages
• Requirement for collaboration between HS and CW
• ACYF and Child Care Bureau Memorandum encouraging collaboration
• Overarching push for collaboration at the federal level
• Requirements around Part C• Child and Family Services Improvement
and Innovation Act of 2011 (P.L. 112-34)
Copyright © Allyn & Bacon 2007
Early Childhood as a Critical Period
What we know about the developmental needs of young kids in
CW• Early attachment is a basic building block
for many aspects of early development• Neglect or trauma in early childhood can
have a cascading impact on ongoing development
• Protective factors are important and can buffer and mitigate the impacts of trauma
• Most children will return or stay with their biological parents
Therefore…..
• Young children in CW will need particular focus on their developmental needs
• Developmental supports for these children must be informed by an understanding of the impact of trauma on development
• We also need to think intentionally about how to support the capacity of families to keep children safe and support their early development
Therefore…..A four point agenda• Ensure that young children in CW are
connected to quality ECE programs and other developmental supports
• Build the capacity in ECE programs to work with and support development for children who have experienced trauma
• Build the capacity in CW to recognize and respond to the development needs of young children
• Support the capacity of ECE programs and CW to build protective factors to strengthen families
Hope Through Action
Using what we know from developmental science to change what we do for vulnerable babies
A systematic focus on infants, toddlers, and their familiesBuilt on Five Guiding Principles: • Decisions guided by knowledge of
child development • Stable, caring relationships • Early intervention services • Family and community partnerships • Services informed by ongoing data &
research
FIVE PROTECTIVE FACTORS
PARENTAL RESILIENCE
SOCIAL CONNECTIONS
KNOWLEDGE of PARENTING and CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CONCRETE SUPPORT in TIMES of NEED
SOCIAL and EMOTIONAL COMPETENCE of CHILDREN
ALIGNING RESULTS FOR FAMILIES
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Strengthening Fam ilies National Netw ork
How SF states are working with Child Welfare
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Protective Factors are being integrated into training for child welfare workers:
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Strengthening Families is becoming part of the child welfare practice model
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Protective factors are being integrated into child welfare assessment tools
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New partnerships are being formed between child welfare and early care and education programs using Strengthening Families
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Child welfare provides significant funding for state Strengthening Families work
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