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DATA OVERVIEW AND EXPLANATORY NARRATIVES
Although the instruments used across the years have remained consistent, the methodology and data collection for each GPRAs vary. In 2020, due to the state’s advisement to local education agencies to close schools to help mitigate the spread of the virus, data was not collected for a majority of the indicators. The data shared in this report are presented by key indicators.
MEASURING PROGRESS
CHILDREN’S HEALTH
In 2017, 77% of households indicated that they had access to a doctor when a child was sick or when they needed health care advice. The rate in 2019 was 80%, a 3% increase from prior years.
EFPN does not anticipate an increase in this area due to geo- graphic constraints. EFPN has approached the lack of medical facilities by working with home visitation programs to provide preventative health information to families. When appropriate, families are referred to appropriate services to address concerns.
In 2018, 48% of households with three-year-old children indicated that they were ready for preschool. In 2019, the number dropped to 25.8%.
Based on the reports offered by partnering organizations and assessments conducted in local centers, the number of children demonstrating age-appropriate functioning continues to increase despite the results shown above. Evidence of age-appropriate functioning of children directly served through EFPN-funded home visitation programs, as determined by the Ages & Stages Questionnaire – Version 3 (ASQ-3), is above 85%.
It should be taken into account that the interpretation of “age- appropriate functioning” was set by an external training and technical assistance (TTA) team who determined that children must meet the threshold in multiple domains to be reported as meeting age expectations.
AGE-APPROPRIATE DEVELOPMENT OF 3-YEAR-OLD CHILDREN
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