Families benefit from Smart Start:
Smart Start makes programs available to families that are designed to increase parenting skills. Smart Start improves access to quality child care so parents can work.
Smart Start Contributions:
20,371 families participated in ongoing programs, lasting at least 8 weeks, designed to increase parenting skills. Sixty percent of these families participated in an activity at least 4 times.
11,521 families participated in ongoing literacy activities.
66,402 families participated in short-term family support programs such as workshops, classes, one-time activities.
26,432 families received a direct child care resource and referral services to help them find child care.
47,492 children received a Smart Start child care subsidy that enabled families to be employed and their children be enrolled in quality child care. This represents 41% of all children 0-5 who received a child care subsidy.
Results:
Families have access to programs to enhance parenting skills (e.g. Parents as Teachers, Healthy Families) funded by Smart Start.
Families participating in Smart Start activities read to their child at least once a week.
Families have improved access to high quality child care in their community.
**2004 data