Seeds of Learning The New Britain Infant/Toddler Early Childhood Business Incubator Robin Lamott Sparks, Executive Director Coalition of New Britain’s Youth Tracey Madden-Hennessey, Associate Director YWCA New Britain
New Britain, Connecticut A small city with big problems Ranks 5 th in Connecticut for Population: 72,558 • • unemployment Children living in poverty: 33% • Single female headed • households living in poverty: Children under the age of 3: • 14% (double the state 33% average) Children with no access to • Single female headed • infant/toddler care: 92% households living in poverty in our target neighborhoods: Rental property housing: 60% 38% •
Choice of Able to work Regulated trained and keep Form Safety among Facility providers partnership peace of mind community of equipped to with provider care Prepare my meet needs for the benefit child for of my child school Increase Infant/Toddler care in city Parents with Infants and Toddlers Support family Licensed Infant/Toddler Care Prepare child for school Keep child safe Providers Fear of leaving trained to Access to meet my child in affordable, someone infant/toddler quality needs else’s care Multiple providers childcare representing Finding a Affordable different cultural Childcare provider fees and in my experiences on who understands neighborhood site me and loves my child
Current and Potential Thought Partners Connecticut Office of Early YWCA of New Britain • • Childhood Human Resources Agency • All Our Kin (HRA) of New Britain • Consolidated School District Central Connecticut State • • of New Britain University New Britain Fire Marshall • New Britain Health • Department Greater New Britain Chamber • of Commerce Potential cohort members • ReSet •
The Invention Cycle
Invest in and Scale High-Performing and Innovative Programs Target Parents Provide Accessible Tools Eradicate Low Literacy BARBARA BUSH FOUNDATION FOR FAMILY LITERACY -27-SEP-13-7
Reach Parents. Transform Families. Low literate adults in the US Goal of 10 million served in 10 • years Focus on programs • 36 … And reach • 36 Million Initial program – Adult • Million Literacy XPRIZE … Providing the tools • 2.1 2.1 … And the reach • Million • Break the cycle of poverty Only 2.1 million able to be served
Next Step: Transform 1 Million Lives Incentivize the development of reach and access • programs … Through $1 million in prize purses • Prove reach and access programs work • Share best practices with the world •
BabyNoggin Early screening, Early intervention, Better outcomes Dr. Jin Lee | Jin@babynoggin.com Early Childhood Finalist Speaker Finalist Innovation Prize 10
Not enough screening = kids not receiving care 70% 50% of children are of doctors not screened do not screen 1M children at risk of delays 11 JAMA pediatrics . 2018.
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