Indiana Child Care Health Consultant Program: A Model for Success Balancing Two Systems

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IndianaChild Care Health Consultant Program A
Model for SuccessBalancing Two Systems

• Patricia Cole, MPH
• Program Coordinator
• Indiana Child Care Health Consultant Program
• Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
• Bloomington, IN

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Components of Current System

• Health and Safety Professionals
• Child Care Provider Support Programs
• Child Care Providers

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Common Supports Provided

• Web Page
• Lending Library
• Professional Development

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Involvement of Health and Safety Professionals

• Recruiting
• Statewide
• Communities of Focus
• Documentation of interests and availability
• Facilitating and documenting collaboration with
  early care and education providers
• Developing professional development opportunities
  to increase effectiveness

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Challenges and Opportunities

• Effective marketing to reach health and safety
  professionals
• Identification of interest by h/s providers
• Recruitment of h/s providers
• Follow-through by h/s and cc providers
• Linking Providers to local resources

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Health and Safety Professionals Data Collection
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Child Care Providers

• Statewide
• Marketing
• Training
• Consultation
• Referral

• Communities of Focus
• Recruitment
• Assessment
• Consultation
• Reassessment

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Challenges and Opportunities

• Statewide
• Marketing
• Travel and Time
• Referral Sources for assistance
• Conferences

• Communities of Focus
• Access to sites
• Time constraints of providers
• Child Care Regulations

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Child Care Provider Information
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Necessity of Collaboration

• Need for specialized information and supports
• Mental health
• Children with special needs
• Immunizations
• Food Allergies
• Time limitations
• Travel Costs

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Documentation of Collaboration
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Challenges to Collaboration

• Time Constraints
• CC Providers
• H/S Professionals
• ICCHCP Staff
• Current Child Care Regulations

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Indiana Child Care Health Consultant ProgramThe
Evaluation Project

• Effectiveness of ICCHCP to create change
• Environment
• Practices
• Provider impact on health indicators of school
  readiness

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Study Components

• Health and Safety Assessment
• Action Plan
• Provision of supplies
• 4 contacts in 6 month period
• Reassessment of setting

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Health and Safety Assessment
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Program Success Measures

• Change in number of children with
• Medical Home
• Health Insurance
• Complete immunizations
• Movement from non-compliant to compliant status
  on assessment

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Findings to date
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Physical Health Attributes Associated with School
Readiness

• Up-to-date immunizations.
• Health conditions are identified and treated.
• Free of communicable disease and injury
• Energy and stamina to engage in age-appropriate
  activities.
• Good oral hygiene and healthy teeth.
• Age-appropriate large and small muscle
  development.

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Health and School Readiness Connections to Child
Care Health Consultation

• Evidence-based policies and practices
• Safe environments
• Safe equipment, furnishings, and learning
  materials,
• Knowledgeable early care and education staff
• Consistent, timely, and meaningful communication
• Complete health histories

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For More Information

• Patricia Cole
• pacole_at_indiana.edu
• Indiana Institute on Disability and Community-
  Early Childhood Center
• 2853 E. 10th Street
• Bloomington, IN 47408