June 2020
Great Start Livingston
News & Updates
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Great Start Collaborative
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Great Start Parent Coalition Meeting
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ASQ- Ages and Stages Questionnaire
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We miss seeing everyone in person and hope that you are safe and healthy!
We are still working hard and have great things happening in our community around
Michigan's Four Early Childhood Outcomes!
- Children are born healthy.
- Children are healthy, thriving, and developmentally on track from birth to third grade.
- Children are developmentally ready to succeed in school at time of school entry.
- Children are prepared to succeed in fourth grade and beyond by reading proficiently by the end of third grade.
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Great Start Collaborative
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The Subcommittees started meeting virtually in May. Here are some brief updates.
Pediatric and Family Health Committee:
- Head Start applied for a summer program for children who will be entering kindergarten in the fall
- Committee is continuing to monitor regulations for child care such as face masks and social distancing
- The Social Emotional resources will be placed into a table format document with the addition of a “Virtual Services Available” section
- Based on availability of supplies, the New Parent Bag will continue through Fiscal Year 2021, committee will review in Fall 2020
Parent and Family Support Committee:
- Updated Great Start Livingston site will be launched soon, week of June 15
- Committee will be following up with parents who completed the Annual Parent & Family survey providing them with resources based on their responses
- Discussion about supporting parents in a virtual format
Early Childhood and Community Partners Committee:
- Discussion of what Kindergarten Summit might look like
- Working to move Kindergarten Readiness kits to a virtual resource
The subcommittees will meet in June virtually. If you are interested in learning more about any of these committees, please contact
RobinSchutz@Livingstonesa.org.
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Great Start Parent Coalition Meeting
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SAVE THE DATE
For the Great Start Parent Coalition Virtual Meeting
Thursday June 18th, 2020
7 pm- 8:30 pm
Registration information to come later this week in a separate email!
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ASQ- Ages and Stages Questionnaire
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Do you have a child ages 2 months to 5 years old?
Evidence shows the earlier development is assessed—the greater the chance a child has to reach his or her potential. Screening young children is a great way to catch any concerns and connect with resources when it can do the most good – during the child’s EARLY YEARS when their brain and body are quickly developing.
Click
HERE
to complete a
FREE
ASQ screening now.
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Maternal Infant Health Program (MIHP)
Michigan Medicine Maternal Infant Health Program is now providing home visiting for moms and babies with Medicaid insurance throughout all of Livingston County! Our experienced staff (nurse, social worker, and dietitian) support women throughout pregnancy and mothers throughout the first year of baby’s life. We offer education about pregnancy and how to care for your infant, emotional support, help in quitting smoking or help to change other behaviors you want to change, and connection to community resources, making sure you have everything you need to have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby.
Moms can sign up by calling
Renee at 734-615-4662
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Healthy Families Livingston
Healthy Families Livingston continues to provide services for prenatal moms and new families! During this unprecedented time, our Family Support Specialists are conducting their “home visits” virtually or by telephone. We support women throughout their pregnancies by educating them about the importance of prenatal care and helping to prepare them for labor and delivery. Once the family is back home, we provide parenting support and education centered around parent-child interaction, brain development, and age appropriate expectations. We will keep you up to date on the latest resources available in the community as well. We are here for you every step of the way and can even help the transition to pre-school down the road!
If interested in joining our program, please call
Maureen at 517-915-8893
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Community Highlight supporting one of our home visiting programs:
Healthy Families Livingston is pleased to share they were recently chosen by Brighton Ford as one of their Random Acts of Kindness recipients. Brighton Ford delivered 34 care packages to Healthy Families Livingston for all the families they are currently serving. Healthy Families Livingston is grateful for Brighton Ford's support.
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Additional Resources
- Child Care options: Livingston Educational Service Agency is identifying the needs for child care to service families. If you are an Essential Worker such as first responders, medical personnel, key government officials, etc. during the COVID-19 pandemic and are in need of child care, please fill out this form. Livingston County Essential Worker Child Care Form. After submitting your information, a member of Livingston ESA's Early Childhood team will contact you with further details.
- Online Parenting Workshops: MSU Extension Parent Education Classes
- Summer Lunch Bunch: Click here to see full schedule
- Self-Care, Gratitude & Kindness: Taylor Hicks, PhD, LP, NCSP and Megan Hickman, LMSW, serve as the Behavioral Health Consultant and Social-Emotional Learning Coach, respectively, for the Agency. Together, they have created a website called A Daily Dose (of Self-Care, Gratitude & Kindness).
- "Talking Is Teaching: Talk Read Sing" Livingston Community Campaign:
- Talking is Teaching Livingston Facebook
- Talking Is Teaching Family Staycation Kit
- Ready Rosie is a part of the "Talking Is Teaching: Talk, Read, Sing" Livingston Community Campaign and is FREE to all residents with a Livingston County zip code.
- Ready Rosie is a FREE resource for birth to 5-year-old children. You will receive a weekly playlist of videos that connect fun activities with serious learning opportunities. Register by using your Livingston County Zip Code: readyrosie.com/register. Click "Register by zip code" (you do not need an invitation code), Enter your zip code.
- Look for additional local resources and information here:
- Livingston Educational Service Agency Website
- Livingston Educational Service Agency Facebook
- Great Start Livingston Facebook
- For current and up-to-date information regarding the Coronavirus, please visit http://www.Michigan.gov/Coronavirus or http://www.CDC.gov/Coronavirus.
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Great Start as well as many places are holding FREE or Low-Cost Events Virtually right now.
Want to suggest an event to be added?
Email: Parent Liaison Holly Kupec at
* Register for Virtual Summer Reading Programs with your Local Library online!
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