Special Programs For Providers
PeaceHealth Provider Network
Lane Community College and Family Connections of Lane and Douglas Counties in partnership with PeaceHealth Oregon Region are working together to build the availability of quality child care through the Child Care Provider Network for PeaceHealth. PeaceHealth employees will have access to a variety of high quality providers in a variety of settings and location. Child Care Centers and Family Child Care Providers may apply for the Network
Providers enrolled in the Child Care Provider Network will have access to:
• Financial stipends based on the number of PeaceHealth families enrolled
• Scholarships for training
• Access to community resources and services
3 C's Network
There is a national “Promise Neighborhoods” movement to develop of a continuum of “cradle through college and career” solutions to improve the educational and developmental outcomes of children living in our most distressed neighborhoods. Based on Geoffrey Canada’s ground-breaking Harlem Children’s Zone (www.hcz.org), Promise Neighborhoods may, in fact, be the key to releasing thousands of children from the life-long effects of poverty, (United Way 2012).
In Lane County, two Promise Neighborhoods have been identified. One is in Springfield and one in Eugene's Bethel area. We know that 82% of children entering kindergarten in these neighborhoods do not meet the early literacy benchmark, as compared to 56% across Lane County. We have a child care network in the promise neighborhoods to improve quality, promote early literacy and kindergarten readiness. To observe and assess preschool children, build parent partnerships and conduct a parent conference based on each child's developmental assessment.
Providers enrolled in the United Way 3 C's Network will have access to: Strength based coaching, TA, program development, professional development, community resources and building relationships with other child care programs.
If we can improve the early childhood development of children in our Promise Neighborhoods, we will move the needle on school readiness across the county. We will also be able to scale up effective practices to other neighborhoods in our community, (United Way 2012).