Preschool Bridging Model
School Readiness Department
Primary Contacts
Natalie Woods Andrews, Ed.D., Director
(916) 228-2506
nwoodsandrews@scoe.net
Ginger Swigart, Project Specialist
(916) 228-2463
gswigart@scoe.net
Jessica Johannesen, Staff Analyst
(916) 228-2650
jjohannesen@scoe.net
The Preschool Bridging Model (PBM) is designed to enhance the quality of child care for children zero to five in Sacramento County. This is achieved through workforce and site development strategies that include: on-site mentoring and coaching support for private child care centers and family child care homes, educational and quality improvement planning, and instructional materials to enhance learning environments. The model promotes seamless kindergarten transition for children and their parents/guardians by facilitating continuity between early care and education providers and elementary schools.
The Preschool Bridging Model is funded by First 5 Sacramento to provide services to private child care centers and family child care providers throughout Sacramento County during 2008-2012. Preschool Bridging Model staff provides comprehensive preschool services to providers operating in twelve school districts in Sacramento County.
The PBM services contain four major components:
Site Development
- Program quality rating scales — Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scare (ECERS) and Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale (FCCERS) — conducted in each participating site
- Environmental planning and development based on ECERS or FCCERS ratings
- Instructional materials and resources to enhance the learning environment
Instructional Support
- On-site instructional support through team-teaching, mentoring, and coaching
- Consultation and technical assistance for private child care centers and family child care providers
Workforce and Professional Development
- Linkage of private child care providers to the California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN) and other professional development opportunities
- On-site professional development opportunities are offered to the child care centers and family child care homes.
- Monthly networking provided for providers
- Information to providers about professional development incentives programs such as Comprehensive Approaches to Raising Educational Standards (CARES) and Staff Retention and Training (AB212)
- Information on accessing AA and BA cohort programs, as well as on-site programs offered through institutions of higher education
Transition/School Readiness
- Developmental screenings for children
- Vision and hearing screening for children
- Community resources to parents
- School readiness activities for parents and children that are similar to those offered in public preschools and Head Start programs.
- Linkage to school district information and services
- Kindergarten transition activities for children and their families.
- Countywide collaboration, communication, and coordination of school readiness events
- Countywide Kindergarten Transition Summit held annually
Participants
One hundred private child care centers and family child care homes are recruited yearly to participate in the Preschool Bridging Model. Each year over 1300 children receive services through the Preschool Bridging Model.
Publications and Materials
Preschool Bridging Model Overview Brochure
www.scoe.net/services/multimedia/preschool_bridging_model.pdf
Partners
- First 5 Sacramento
- Child Action, Inc.
- Beanstalk
- Sacramento County Child Abuse Prevention Council
- Sacramento County Office of Education Project TEACH
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Preschool Bridging Model last updated this entry 5/13/2010.
