A Report to the Minnesota Legislature on the Way To Grow/School Readiness Program.

Institution	Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. Evaluation Section.
Titel	A Report to the Minnesota Legislature on the Way To Grow/School Readiness Program.
Quelle	(1993), (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Agency Cooperation; Child Health; Community Programs; Coordination; Early Childhood Education; Family Programs; Health Services; Home Visits; Human Services; Parent Education; Parent Participation; Pilot Projects; Program Descriptions; Program Effectiveness; Program Evaluation; Program Improvement; School Readiness; Social Services; State Aid; State Programs; Minnesota + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Koordination; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Family program; Familienprogramm; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Hausbesuch; Humanitäre Hilfe; Parents education; Elternbildung; Elternschule; Elternmitwirkung; Pilot project; Modellversuch; Pilotprojekt; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Regierungsprogramm
Abstract	This report examines the Way to Grow (WTG) school readiness program, which is designed to promote healthy development and school readiness of Minnesota children from birth through age 6 by coordinating and improving access to community-based health, education, and social services. This pilot program began in fiscal year 1990 and was being implemented in five communities in 1993, including Minneapolis, St. Paul-Frogtown, Columbia Heights, St. Cloud, and Winona. The main features and funding levels of the five programs are discussed. An evaluation of the five programs is also described, noting that: the vast majority of parents considered WTG to be beneficial to their families; the program increased levels of parent involvement in school activities; and use of child health and developmental screening increased. The report recommends that the WTG program be expanded beyond a pilot program, with increased state funding. It also calls for increased interagency collaboration, the creation of multidisciplinary advisory councils for each program, and a sensitivity to cultural differences and accessibility. (MDM)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC