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South FACES Child Development Pilot Project
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South FACES (Family And Children Early Support) is a consortium of early childhood educators, providers, agencies, fund-raisers, and advocates who meet monthly in South King County Washington to coordinate efforts to support early childhood learning, school readiness and family support.
In November 2004, South FACES contracted with the Associates in Cultural Exchange (A.C.E.) to design and implement the Child Development Pilot Project in Tukwila with Spanish speaking families having young children (age 0 - 6).
The pilot was designed to understand three major issues, which include:
- Latino families' attitudes, beliefs and knowledge about
child development including special needs and
developmental delays that impact them to prepare their
young children to be ready for school;
- Latino families' experiences, attitudes, and perceptions
toward schools and expectations of family involvement in
their children's education and;
- How Latino families seek help and access resources and
information in the Tukwila community.
The expected outcomes of the pilot were to:
- Increase parent, caregiver and early childhood providers'
knowledge about early childhood development.
- Increase caregivers' and early childhood providers'
knowledge about Latino cultures.
- Build neighborhood connections and strengthen informal
supports.
- Improve access to support, information and effective
services to identify and respond to developmental needs
of the child.
View the entire A.C.E. - South FACES report in PDF format.
View an informational South FACES flyer in PDF format.
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Language Works! is a division of Associates in Cultural Exchange (A.C.E.).
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www.cultural.org
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