Infant Child Enrichment Services Inc

Resource and Referral Programs - helps parents find child care that best meets their needs. It documents and analyzes child care supply and demand. This program recruits and provides licensing and training assistance to those who want to become, or are, child care providers. These programs also maintain a curriculum and resource lending library. Collaboration with community partners including: the Local Child Care Planning Council, First 5, and other family service agencies, serving an estimated 1,600 individuals. During the fiscal year, there were 3,200 requests for child care referrals and 676 calls for other information. The program provided training, recruitment and support for approximately 296 licensed and exempt child care providers and 153 child care center staff.

Raising Healthy Families - a comprehensive child abuse and neglect prevention program designed for families who need help learning alternative ways to parent. Weekly in-home visits encourage parent-child interaction, problem solving, and offers information on discipline, age appropriate behavior, and communication. Parenting classes are offered several times per year. Raising Healthy Families is a voluntary program and is provided free of charge. During the fiscal year, the Raising Healthy Families program served 130 parents in parenting classes and 36 parents in in-home support. In addition, the program facilitated Parent Leadership training and support for 5 parents.