ERIC Number: ED626290
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jan-19
Pages: 70
Abstractor: ERIC
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First 5 California Home Visiting Workforce Policy Recommendations & Supporting Evidence
Crowne, Sarah Shea; Hegseth, Danielle; Ekyalongo, Yuko Yadatsu; Bultinck, Erin; Li, Weilin; Haas, Maggie; Cohen, Rachel Chazan
Child Trends
Home visiting is a service delivery strategy for inter-generational family-centered supports during the pivotal window from pregnancy to early childhood. Expanded federal support for home visiting began with the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program, which was authorized by Congress in 2010, and provides funding annually to state, territory, and tribal grantees to deliver evidence-based, early childhood home visiting. In addition to MIECHV, California has made its own investments in home visiting, most recently in fiscal year 2019-2020 through leveraging Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) and other state funds. The First 5 California (F5CA) Home Visiting Workforce Study is to help the state understand the characteristics of its home visiting workforce, develop implementation supports for home visiting staff, and determine program needs for workforce recruitment, development, and retention. This report presents policy recommendations and supporting evidence for a coordinated home visiting infrastructure to support this workforce by improving California's home visiting pipeline and preparedness, supporting the state's workforce and improving retention, and improving coordination between home visiting and early childhood. [Additional collaborators for this study are Advent Consulting and Allen, Shea & Associates.]
Descriptors: Home Visits, Labor Force, Policy, Work Environment, Labor Turnover, Early Childhood Education, Cooperation, Evidence Based Practice, Child Care, Family Programs, Family Needs
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: First 5 California
Authoring Institution: Child Trends; Harder+Company Community Research
Identifiers - Location: California
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