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Hamilton City School Readiness Program
School Readiness / Family Literacy Center Monthly Calendar
What is School Readiness?
LITTLE LEARNERS
MOBIL DENTAL SERVICES
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| | The Hamilton City School Readiness program brings together a number of community based organizations that include Hamilton City Elementary School, Hamilton City High School Adult Education, Hamilton City Community Library, Hamilton City Early Head Start, Head Start and State Preschools as well as Migrant Education, Del Norte Clinic and Glenn County Health Services. These collaborative partners offer families easy access to resources and programs in the areas of literacy education, parent and child education and health services.
The School Readiness office is located at 190 Broadway, Hamilton City
(530) 826-0188
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| | First 5 Glenn County receives matching funds from the California Children and Families Commission to fund School Readiness programs in communities served by schools that are in the lowest 3 deciles on the Academic Performance Index. A school readiness program will continue to be funded when the school improves its API standing, as in the case of the Hamilton City School Readiness program.
The purpose of the First 5 School Readiness Initiative is to expand the abilities of families, schools, and communities to prepare young children to enter school with the ability to not only succeed, but to flourish. One way that this goal is achieved in Hamilton City is by the School Readiness funded Parents As Teachers program which focuses on the families with pregnant mothers and families with children up to age three.
All School Readiness efforts address California's cultural and linguistic diversity as well as the needs of children with disabilities.
School readiness includes the following three components:
- Children Ready for School-cognitively, physically, socially and emotionally
- Schools Ready for Children-schools participate in the transition process from home, child care or preschool. The receiving school provides parents and caregivers with the behavior and academic expectations of the school
- Family and Community Support Services-education services, social services and health services are available and accessible to ensure that families have what they need to support a child's success in school
SCHOOL READINESS COLLABORATIVE PARTNERS
A School Readiness program alone is incapable of providing the myriad of services to families. The mandate is to collaborate with local programs and agencies to deliver service in areas of their expertise. The collaborative partners for the Hamilton City School Readiness program include the following:
BUTTE COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, MIGRANT EDUCATION-REGION II, AREA IV
This agency serves families of three and four year olds who are not receiving other preschool services by using the First Teacher Program delivering the services in the homes of migrant families. Migrant Education also funds a summer school program for migrant children who will be entering Kindergarten. A mobile dental van is also funded by this agency twice a year, providing screenings for migrant and non migrant families.
HAMILTON CITY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
Hamilton High School Adult Education staff provides the staff to teach Adult English as a Second Language classes to increase the literacy skills of enrolled parents. The School Readiness Program provides the classroom space and the staffing for childcare for the classes. Hamilton High School also administrates a State Funded Preschool program on their campus that is open during the school year and has an enrollment of 30 four and five year old children. School Readiness has provided the funding to adopt the Doors to Discovery pre-school curriculum and to train and support staff in the implementation of the curriculum.
HAMILTON CITY UNION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Hamilton Elementary is the receiving school for all four year olds entering Kindergarten and is the access point by which parents receive information about school readiness activities and information The administration and Kindergarten Staff also collaborate to collect information on the “readiness” of entering kindergarten children. This information is analyzed by an evaluator and then released as the Kindergarten Entry Profile every other year.
GLENN COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION, the DEPARTMENT OF CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES (CaFS)
CaFS administrates one Head Start program and one State Funded Preschool program on HamiltonCityElementary School campus. School Readiness has also provided the funding for the adoption, training and support for implementing the Doors to Discovery Curriculum as well as supporting family literacy by providing books to families and conducting parent trainings. CaFS also provides an Early Head Start program and a Home Visiting program for families with children ages zero to 3 years as well as services to pregnant mothers. The Infant Toddler Center on the Hamilton City High School Ella Barkley Campus provides services to parenting teens who are attending high school or college.
Through CaFS Resource and Referral program, a Book and Toy Lending Library is provided and is housed in the Hamilton City Community Library. This library is used by families and childcare providers in the community. School Readiness provides the bilingual staffing to have the lending library open one afternoon a week to enhance access for residents of Hamilton City.
LOCAL CHILD CARE PLANNING COUNCIL, GLENN COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION (LPC)
The Local Childcare Planning Council (LPC) works to improve the quality and quantity of child care services in Glenn County. The council administrates the CARES program to monetarily support child care provides that continue their education in the areas of Child Development and Early Childhood Education. The LPC also monitors legislation that affects the delivery of child care services and supports area trainings for all individuals working with families and children.
DEL NORTE CLINICS, Inc.
The clinic in Hamilton City provides dental screenings, medical examinations, non-emergency treatment and immunizations to families in the community.
GLENN COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES AGENCY
This agency provides information and community education on health topics and conducts outreach and provide services to qualified teens through the Adolescent Family Life and Cal- Learn programs. Utilizing the SchoolReadinessCenter, Glenn County Health provides Woman Infants and Children (WIC) services and Mental Health Services that includes a parent support group and individual counseling in the private PCIT therapy rooms.
GLENN COUNTY HUMAN RESOURCE AGENCY (HRA)
Through the Hamilton City Family Resource Center, HRA provides families with referral to other agencies for specific social services. The FRC is governed by a parent board that makes decisions about what recreational and leadership opportunities are offered to the families who regularly utilize the center.
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| | Come play and learn with us !!!
A community driven process sponsored by First Five Glenn County gave the opportunity to everyone concerned about having more early mental health services participate in the design of such services. The response was the creation of Little Learners which provides services designed to provide supportive and preventative early mental health services. This includes activities to increase the skills of parents and their connection to the community.
The Nurturing Parenting curriculum was selected to support the goals of the Little Learners program. It provides parent education coupled with interactive parent/child sessions. It promotes an experience for families who recognize the need for parenting their own children in more positive ways than their own childhood experience. Topics for group sessions can be determined by the parents' and caregivers' immediate concerns. There is a strong underlying component that promotes increased community and neighborhood involvement. Program staff also can provide case management/referrals and short term counseling for families in crisis. Daily play groups and parenting classes are available at the First Five offce The Nurturing Nest and in the community. Contact our office at 934-6885 for more information. | |
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| | First Five Glenn County is pleased to announce that we now have a mobile dental facility !!!
Nearly 40 percent of children age 5 and under in Glenn County did not visit a dentist in the past year. Oral health is important to a child's health as painful tooth infections can impair a child's speech development and the ability to concentrate. Early untreated dental problems can create a fear of the dentist that leads to lifelong dental/medical problems.
The First 5 Mobile Dental bus in partnership with North Valley Indian Health, Butte and Tehama FIrst Fives offers dental exams and treatments ( cleanings, fluoride, sealants , fillings) for Glenn County children ages 1 to 5 and expectant mothers - with or without insurance.
The bus comes to Willows, Hamilton City and Orland about 30 days a year so it is important that children are scheduled for appointments way in advance. For more information and to make an appointment call Julie at 826-0188. | |
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