Early Support for Infants and Toddlers Request for Qualifications Info Session 1
Best Starts for Kids AGENDA 1. Overview of Best Starts for Kids 2. Review key elements of the Request for Qualifications 3. Question & Answer period 2
Best Starts for Kids VISION We want to see more babies born healthy, more kids thrive, and more young people grow up to be happy, healthy, successful adults. 3
EQUITY & SOCIAL JUSTICE Best Starts for Kids RECOGNIZES… that persistent inequities exist - especially by race and place - that in many cases are getting worse and threatening collective prosperity of families in our city and county. BSK is working to invest in organizations that are reflective of, and embedded in, the communities they serve and those that recognize and address disparities and disproportionalities, as well as the strength, assets, and ingenuity communities possess in the face of these inequities. FIND DATA! 4
How do we do it? Policy & Systems Change Promotion Prevention Early Intervention 5
INVESTING SUSTAINING THE EARLY GAIN 50% OF LEVY INVESTMENTS 35% OF LEVY INVESTMENTS BEST STARTS FOR KIDS ALLOCATION DATA & HEALTHY EVALUATION COMMUNITIES 5% OF LEVY INVESTMENTS 10% OF LEVY INVESTMENTS 6
WHO IS THIS RFQ FOR? King County’s Developmental Disabilities & Early Childhood Supports Division, along with Best Starts for Kids, are seeking new, qualified organizations to provide Early Support for Infants and Toddlers (ESIT) services as a: •Full -Service Provider; •Deaf/Hard of Hearing Provider; or •Infant Mental Health Provider. 7
STRATEGY WHAT IS EARLY SUPPORT FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS? Comprehensive services and supports to: • Enhance a child’s development , and • Help parents understand how to help their children grow and develop. Tailored to meet child's and family’s individual needs. Available to all eligible children ages birth to three with developmental delays or disabilities and their families regardless of income . 8
STRATEGY WHO RECEIVES ESIT SERVICES? Cognitive Child Well- Eligible children are birth to 3 years old and: Being 1. Have a 25% delay in one or more area, OR 2. Have a diagnosis with high probability of developmental delay, OR 3. Evaluation team uses “Informed Clinical Opinion” 9
STRATEGY WHAT ARE ESIT SERVICES? EVERYONE gets: OTHER Services are also available : • Family Resources Coordinator • Audiology • Assessments — Both Initially and • Assistive technology devices & Ongoing services • Family training, counseling, and MOST FREQUENT Services: home visits • Developmental Services — • Health, Nursing, or Medical services Individual Education for evaluating or diagnosing (most • Speech Therapy ESIT Providers do NOT diagnose • Motor Therapy — Occupational children) Therapy/Physical Therapy • Psychological services • Feeding Therapy and/or Nutrition • Social work services Services • Vision services 10
RFQ LIBRARY 11
STRATEGY WHERE DO SERVICES HAPPEN? In the community At home At childcare with typically developing peers 12
STRATEGY ELIGIBILITY TO BECOME AN ESIT PROVIDER Open to: not-for-profit organizations community-based organizations tribes and tribal organizations schools and school districts public or governmental agencies serving King County partnerships and collaborations • New Providers • Existing ESIT providers who want to add a service-type 13
STRATEGY ESIT PROGRAM FUNDING King County Additional Funding Braided Funding 14
STRATEGY KING COUNTY BRAIDED FUNDING: Child Best Starts for Development Part C Funds Kids: ESIT Services Funding is per child, per month, and related to services provided. 15
STRATEGY ADDITIONAL FUNDING Medicaid/Private Parent/Family School Districts Insurance Participation • Agency bills family’s • • Largest fund source – Co-pays for families insurance for allowable with insurance. via contracts with services, with family’s • Sliding fee scale for school districts. permission. families who decline insurance billing. 16
RFQ LIBRARY 17
STRATEGY WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENT PROVIDER TYPES? Full-Service Deaf/Hard of Infant Mental Provider Hearing Health Provider Provider (D/HH) (IMH) ESIT Provider ESIT Provider ESIT Provider responsible for all focused on focused on 17 Part C services services/supports services/supports related to a child’s (found in RFQ related to child/family Library) D/HH diagnosis infant mental health treatment needs 18
ORGANIZATIONAL REQUIREMENTS STRATEGY Federal State County Requirements Requirements Requirements Requirements cover a wide range of organizational areas, including: • • Staff training Accounting practices • • Credentialing/licensing Human Resources practices • • Background checks Equity and Social Justice • • Data security Insurance coverage • Confidentiality ESIT providers need to be able to bill Medicaid and private insurance for billable 19 services.
RFQ LIBRARY 20
STRATEGY PRIORITIES Priority Area 1: Priority Area 3: Priority Area 4: Priority Area 2: Ensure Equitable Reach and Serve Support Social- Ensure Equitable Services by Eligible Children Emotional Wellbeing of Services by Race and Geography Infants, Toddlers and Ethnicity Families 21
STRATEGY PRIORITIES Priority Area 1: Ensure Equitable Services by Geography Increase ESIT Provider capacity in geographically underserved areas of King County including Vashon Island, Skykomish, Auburn, and Tukwila School Districts. 22
STRATEGY PRIORITIES Priority Area 2: Ensure Equitable Services by Race and Ethnicity Ensure county-wide ESIT Provider capacity to address specific cultural and linguistic needs of children and their families whose identities include Black/African American, Latino, Asian, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander. Ensure Provider capacity to increase culturally and linguistically relevant ESIT services for children of color in Seattle, Renton, and Tukwila School Districts, and surrounding areas. 23
STRATEGY PRIORITIES Priority Area 3: Reach and Serve Eligible Children Increase capacity of the ESIT system to reach and serve 8% of the birth to three population in King County. Increase capacity of the ESIT system to serve young children and their families who are experiencing homelessness. 24
STRATEGY PRIORITIES Priority Area 4: Support Social-Emotional Wellbeing of Infants, Toddlers and Families Increase availability of Infant Mental Health Providers and access to infant mental health services to promote positive social-emotional skills and relationships. Increase ESIT Provider capacity to meet social-emotional well-being of the diverse children and families in King County, especially for children and families of color. 25
STRATEGY PRIORITIES Priority Area 1: Priority Area 3: Priority Area 4: Priority Area 2: Ensure Equitable Reach and Serve Support Social- Ensure Equitable Services by Eligible Children Emotional Wellbeing of Services by Race and Geography Infants, Toddlers and Ethnicity Families 26
DATA & EVALUATION Partnership Collaboration Accessibility FIND DATA! 27
WHAT’S THE STORY? 1. Identify your story. 2. Decide what information will make your story convincing. 3. Find the information / data you need. 28
FIN INDING ING DATA A TO TE O TELL YOUR OUR STOR ORY What are data? Stories: “I love the play and learn they offer, because I get to meet other parents Numbers: that speak my language and I feel like the facilitator really understands what parents in our community our dealing with. Plus my daughter always has a blast and we learn fun things to do at home too.” Maps: Pictures: 29
TELLING YOUR STORY DATA SOURCES BSK Indicator Data TIPS Other King County resources: We value different kinds of data including Communities Count stories! The data sources provided in the RFQ Community Health Indicators are meant to eliminate extra work on the applicant side — not to dictate the data State and national data sources you use or the case that you Your Data! want to make. Contact a TA provider if you would like additional support. 30
KING COUNTY DATA RESOURCES Best Starts for Kids Indicators: www.kingcounty.gov/bskindicators • Population-level data about what is happening in King County overall • Information about issues related to BSK, often disaggregated by race/ethnicity, region, and more • Find the topic you’re looking for using topic area and search 31
KING COUNTY DATA RESOURCES • You can also find more ESIT specific data in the ESIT Data Powerpoint 32
DATA & EVALUATION THINGS TO KNOW All programs will be required to participate in evaluation efforts, including reporting on performance measures. No evaluation plan is required with your proposal. If awarded, Best Starts for Kids is creating an ESIT-specific evaluation plan. Not all programs impact all indicators. Select only those for which the activities of the model will contribute to change. Where possible, BSK will attempt to coordinate with other 33 existing data collection.
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