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Child Care Provider Education (Santa Fe County)
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Plan Goal
Conduct and facilitate educational workshops and seminars for child care providers, adult care providers and FSS participants in Santa Fe County.
Situation Statement
The 2000 U.S. census shows that Santa Fe County has more than 5,000 children under the age of 6 who live in households with two working parents or with a single parent who is employed requiring parents to make child care provisions for their children.
According to the Children, Youth & Families Department, Santa Fe County has 10 licensed group homes, 10 licensed homes, 54 licensed centers and 65 registered homes.
Finding high quality and affordable child care has become a barrier for many Santa Fe County families. The cost of child care in Santa Fe starts at about $100 a week.
Licensed facilites must comply with federal and state guidelines and child care staff must complete the required continuing education credits annually.
The Santa Fe County Extension Service has involved itself in providing and fulfilling the educational component for childcare providers.
Target Audience and Actions
TARGET AUDIENCE
1. Child care licensed providers
2. HELP New Mexico Program participants
3. County of Santa Fe Housing Authority FSS Participants
4. City of Santa Fe Housing Authority FSS Participants
ACTIONS
1. Provide two Achieving High Quality Childcare Programs for childcare providers.
2. Coordinate one educational program for adult caregivers.
3. Participate in the local Regional Early Care Education Conference.
4. Continue to promote the Baby's First Wish Newsletter.
5. Coordinate two parenting sessions for the City of Santa Fe and County of Santa Fe Family Self Sufficiency Program.
Short-Term Objectives
80 % of participants will increase their knowledge of child nutrition, child health, child development and child safety.
80% of participants will acquire the necessary continuing education credits for the continuation of their child care license.
80% of adult caregivers will acquire knowledge on managing their time and stress involved in caregiving.
80% of program participants will increase knowledge on communication and family values and their relevancy in parenting.
Medium-Term Objectives
60% of of child care providers will use the information learned four weeks after attending the educational programs.
100% of child care providers attending the educational programs will retain their jobs after completing the necessary credits.
Long-Term Objectives
60 % of child care providers will be using learned techniques six months ater attending education programming.
80% of child care providers attending the educational programs will continue in their child care positions.
80% of participants will use their learned parenting skills in the discipline and care of their children.
Evaluation Plan
Program results will be measured through the use of pre and post program evaluations.