APRIL 2015
A Message from the ED
April brings awareness to
m a ny c a u s e s a f f e c t i n g o u r
children, including Autism
Awareness Month and Week of
the Young Child on April 12-18.
Additionally, April highlights the
critical value of child abuse
prevention in our communities. First 5 San
Bernardino continues to invest in child abuse
prevention with our prenatal to age five
population, most recently with our request for
proposals with Family and Community Support
and Partnerships.
Our collaborative Strategic Plan designed the goal
of Family and Community Suppor t and
Partnerships to see that “children are free from
abuse and neglect”. The Family Development
Matrix offers a measurement tool for our
contracted Nurturing Parenting service providers
to evaluate meaningful outcomes for children and
families.
KidsData.org reports for the year of 2013 that
there were 2,342 substantiated cases of child
abuse and neglect for children ages 5 and under
in our county. Rates of substantiated cases have
increased since 2011. The need to not only be
aware, but to act on prevention methods can
change this trend and the future of our children in
San Bernardino county.
Events in our communities around this cause
include the annual Shine-A-Light Breakfast hosted
by Children’s Network on April 2nd. First 5 will be
present along with many community members to
recognize and celebrate community-nominated
honorees for their efforts in abuse prevention in
San Bernardino county. On April 18, Court
April
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Potter the Otter Day Video Contest is ON!
Updates
Fiscal Update
F5SB received the monthly revenue from Prop 10
funds in the amount of $1,290,674 for November
2014. This revenue funds First 5 San Bernardino
programs and services.
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
0
Prop 10 Funds
October - $1,851,185
November - $1,290,674
December - $1,565,465
January - $1,931,958
Children’s Health
IEHP Coverage for February 2015= 45 premiums
paid by First 5 San Bernardino for a total of
$3,803.35
From January to March,
we asked children ages
5 and under in San
Bernardino County to
show us how they
stayed healthy like our
mascot Potter the Otter.
Reach Out’s Nurturing
Parenting Program,
Town of Apple Valley’s
My First Sport Program
and Healthy Rialto got creative with their content and
sent it in for a chance to win a Potter the Otter Day at
their location in May 2015!
Check out the videos and get involved by voting on our
Facebook page at www.facebook.com/first5sb to
decide who will win a Potter the Otter Day for their
class, group or program. Here’s how you can participate:
1. Visit www.facebook.com/first5sb
Celebrate NAEYC's Week of the
Young Child™ April 12 –18, 2015!
2. Check out all the contestants videos with
#pottertheotterday hashtags.
3. Vote on a Potter the Otter Day winner!
4. Voting period is from April 1 - 30, 2015
5. The video with the most “Likes” on First 5 San
Bernardino’s Facebook page by April 30 will win a
Potter the Otter Day for their class, group or
program!
There’s a week full of activities
provided by the National
Association for the Education of
Young Children (NAEYC)
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information!
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What will a Potter the Otter Day include?
Three hours of fun at the winner’s location including a
healthy lunch, entertainment, giveaways and more! For
more information on this campaign and for free digital
Potter the Otter books, visit our website at
www.first5sanbernardino.com/WhatWeDo/
Campaigns/Potter.aspx.
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First 5 San Bernardino approves funding for Autism Assessment Center of Excellence
Just one month before the nation recognizes
April as Autism Awareness month, First 5
San Bernardino Commission approved
funding for the Inland Empire’s first
dedicated center for autism screenings at a
commission meeting held on March 4, 2015.
The Autism Assessment Center of Excellence
(AACE) has been a collaborative discussion
amongst stakeholders including Inland
Empire Health Plan, County of San
Bernardino Department of Behavioral
Health, Inland Regional Center, Loma Linda
University, Autism Society of Inland Empire,
First 5 Riverside and First 5 San Bernardino
to improve the assessment cycle for children
and families in the San Bernardino and
Riverside Counties.
The proposed center coming to Children’s
Fund’s former Children Assessment Center
location in San Bernardino, seeks to alleviate
the issues of late diagnosis and intervention.
Timely diagnosis of autism can improve a
child’s development significantly, and
prepare parents and caregivers with the
support and information they need to assist
their child’s disabilities.
Children in the Inland Empire are diagnosed
at age five on average, compared to the
national diagnosed average of age four. The
Latino population in the Inland Empire is
disproportionately diagnosed at age seven.
Signs of autism can be diagnosed as early as
age two.
AACE is currently not designed to provide
treatment for autism, but will serve as a
system to improve referrals between aligning
providers and educators, ultimately lessening
the burden placed on families to coordinate
diagnosis and treatment amongst support
services.
First 5 San
Bernardino approved
funding not to
exceed $300,000 for
the remainder of
2015 through June
2016. Another
autism assessment
center is slated to
open in Riverside
County by December
2016.
Summer Swimfest 2015
Vendor registration is now open for our annual Summer
Swimfest at Perris Hill Park. Fill out your registration at https://first5sanbernardino.wufoo.com/forms/summer-swimfest/
Jerry Lewis Swim Center at Perris Hill Park
831 East Highland Avenue, San Bernardino, CA
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Appointed Special Advocates for
Children - San Bernardino County
(C.A.S.A.) and Youth Action Project
will host the 8th Annual Care 4 Kids
5K Run/Walk and Community Fair at
Glen Helen Regional Park. Participants
are encouraged to ‘join the race
against c hild abuse’ and enjoy
a c t i v i t i e s f ro m 9 a m - 1 p m . M o re
information on that event can be found
at http://www.casaofsb.org/events. There’s another facet of child abuse
and trauma addressing risk, stress levels and
long-term health impacts of enduring adverse
childhood experiences (ACEs). The ACE Study
was conducted through a partnership with Kaiser
Permanente and the U.S. Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, and
measures 10 types of childhood
trauma including abuse and neglect
experienced personally and through
family members. Not only did the
study uncover a prevalence of ACEs
in their study population, they also
found a dose-response relationship
between ACEs and physical health
issues.
What’s your ACE score? Knowing
your score can make this issue a more
personally impactful connection to the abuse
and neglect events our children are enduring. To
i d e n t i f y y o u r AC E s c o r e v i s i t h t t p : / /
acestoohigh.com/got-your-ace-score/.
NAEYC’s Week of the Young Child™ - April 12-18, 2015 - Celebrating our Youngest Learners!
The National Association for the Education of
Young Children celebrates early childhood
education through this weeklong awareness
campaign to highlight the needs of children and
families and early childhood programs and
services. NAEYC offers these themed activities
for the week for everyone to celebrate our
youngest learners: Monday, April 13 - Music Monday
Children learn many skills from music including
math, language and literacy. Create an activity
around music that’s fun and interactive. Try a
fun activity around talk, read, sing!
Tuesday, April 14 - Taco Tuesday
Have fun on Taco Tuesday, using literacy,
science and motor skills to enjoy healthy eating
and fitness activities. This day addresses the
significance of childhood obesity
Wednesday, April 15 - Work Together
Wednesday
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What can you build together as a team? Apply
their math, science, and literacy skills along with
a creative imagination to build a structure with
blocks, toys or other natural and kid-safe
materials.
Thursday, April 16 - Artsy Thursday
Draw, paint, craft or create some artwork for
Artsy Thursday! Children can use some problem
solving and thinking that they drummed up on
Wednesday, and strengthen their motor skills.
Friday, April 17 - Family Friday
Have a family-style show and tell as we
celebrate one of the strongest foundations to
early childhood: families! This family can be
class, group or program family or household
family. Take some time today to appreciate
each other’s relationships.
For activity resources and social media
engagement with Week of the Young Child visit,
http://www.naeyc.org/woyc.
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