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ElDoradoCountyQRIS:ReturnonInvestment

Earlyinvestmentsyieldahighreturnoninvestment.

“Foreverydollarspentonearlyinvestmentsinyoungchildren,atleast$4-$9issavedinjuvenilejustice,remedialandspecial

education.”– HeckmanInstitute

ElDoradoQRISImpact:

In2015-16:• 55%oflicensedprovidersparticipatedintheHigh5forQualityprogram(82/148).

• Ofthose,50%areTier3andabove.

• 84%ofECEprovidersreportusingScreenings,AssessmentsandSiteImprovementPlanstoprovidehighqualityearlycareandeducationservices.

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ElDoradoCountyQRIS:ConsumerAwareness

Parentschoosinghighqualitycare. ElDoradoQRISImpact:

In2015-16,67%ofFirst5parentsreportedtheearlychildhoodeducation(ECE)programwheremychildattendsregularlysharesinformationaboutquality(suchaschildandprogramassessments,curriculum,staffeducationandtraining).

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ElDoradoCountyQRIS:LocalInnovations

Collaborativepartnersincreaseparticipation. ElDoradoQRISImpact:

Ofthe82sitesparticipating,49%arefamilychildcarehomes,achievedthroughacollaborativepartnershipwiththeElDoradoCountyLibraryengagingprovidersincurriculumdevelopmentanddevelopmentalscreeningsonamonthlybasis(40/82).

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CA-QRISConsortiumRegion9Hub

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TotalNumberofConsortia:4– Imperial,Orange,Riverside,andSanBernardinoTotalNumberofLicensedProviders:5,839TargetedNumberofLicensedProviders:610LeadAgency:ChildrenandFamiliesCommissionofOrangeCountyandOrangeCountyDepartmentofEducationGovernance:Countyleadsmeetmonthly,decisionsaremadethroughconsensusPlanPriorities:Annualneedsassessmentdrivesscopeofwork.

Young children being cared for in Family Child Care homes were not increasing the percentage of children receiving developmental screening like we saw happen in center-based programs. Family Child Care providers needed different type of support.

SystemsWorkinOrangeCounty:CollaborationwithHelpMeGrowtosupportdevelopmentalscreeninginFamilyChildCarehomes

ProvideASQKits/Trainingtoagencyleads

Agencystaffchoosecorrectintervaland

distributeASQ

Agencystaffcollect/scoreASQ

Agencystaffshareresultswithfamilies

AgencyrefersfamiliestoHMG

ScreeningProcessforCenter-BasedPrograms

ProvideASQtrainingtoFamilyChildCare

Providers

Provideletterforprovidersto

distributetofamilies

FamilyuseslinktoASQOnline

PurchaseofASQkitforeachsiteisnotneeded

Correctintervalwillbeautomaticallygenerated

SmartphoneallowsforASQcompletionwhileinteractingwiththeirchild

NewScreeningProcessforFamilyChildCare

ChildreferredautomaticallytoHMG

Co-BrandedCollateralMaterial

L i n k e d T e c h n o l o g y

Technology Aspects of Innovation

ASQOnline• BrookesPublishing• FamilyAccess

subscription

SmartPhones• ASQtoolsareSmart

phonefriendly• English&Spanish

STAR**• Tracksreferralsand

outcomes

Dev.ScreeningModuleinSTAR

• ASQ-3andASQ:SE-2API*Entered Enabled

Activities- Linkreceived- Parentcompletestool&submits

Activities- HMGstaffaccepts- Automaticallyscored- Resultsdetermined

Activities- Resultsareautoimported- Typicalresultssenttocaregiver&physician

- At-risk&monitoringreceivecalls.Resultssenttocaregiver&physician

- EnabledtoSTARforreferralstoservices

Activities- Referralsprovided- Carecoordinationfollow-up

- Outcomesdocumented

Indicatesnewelementsleadingtoefficiencies

*ApplicationProgramingInterface(API)allowsdatatobetransferredbetweendatabasemanagementsystems

**SystemforTrackingAccesstoReferrals(STAR)isaweb-baseddatamanagementsystemutilizedbytheHelpMeGrowteam

QRIS in each state may have existing funding and staffing to support developmental screening in early care and

education settingsPlus

HMG systems may have the capacity to process screenings and to connect at-risk families to services

Equals

Leveraging QRIS and HMG resources is a systems change that creates a more effective and efficient developmental screening

and referral system for children in child care settings

ResourcesforImplementation

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Questions?

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ContactInformation

• CA-QRISWebpage:http://www.ccfc.ca.gov/programs/programs_ca-qris.html

• CA-QRISE-mail:support@qualityca.net

• SarahNeville-Morgan:snevillemorgan@ccfc.ca.gov• CeceliaFisher-Dahms:cfisherd@cde.ca.gov• KathiGuerrero:kguerrero@edcoe.org• KristaMurphy:kmurphy@ocde.us

www.helpmegrowoc.org

Debi Mathias, Director QRIS NLN dmathias@buildinitiative.orgBUILD Initiativewww.buildinitiative.orgQRIS National Learning Networkhttp://qrisnetwork.org/

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