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13 <br /> OCPYC Next Step Plan <br /> the lives of young children. <br /> 7. Parents and child care professionals are aware of developmental milestones and seek help for <br /> children who lag behind. <br /> Desired Strategies: <br /> 1. Develop family-friendly one-stop, on-site access to comprehensive services. <br /> 2. Develop and promote child and family support roles for every segment of the county and <br /> town communities. <br /> 3. Develop a public awareness campaign. <br /> 4. Sponsor an annual child and family community festival. <br /> 5. Encourage day care providers to organize volunteer efforts in individual programs. <br /> 6. Educate business leaders about the value of quality child care to their own businesses. <br /> 7. Encourage businesses to organize and deliver child care support services. <br /> 1994/95 Strategies to Educate the Community About the Value of Early Services <br /> The Partnership will provide a series of at least four community workshops or other types of <br /> training focusing on the value of early services for young children and families. The training will <br /> involve the Partnership's Board of Directors and team members who will invite the community to <br /> participate in these meetings. <br /> Specific details for each strategy are presented in Section IV. <br /> Supporting the State Smart Start Goals These strategies represent a balanced set to satisfy the <br /> state Smart Start goals of both improving outcomes for all children 0-5 and especially reaching <br /> children and families who are most vulnerable in our communities. The Partnership places a <br /> priority on services for poor and low-income children and families, and seeks a geographic <br /> balance of services. <br /> Phase II strategies that will be submitted on July 1 st will likely include a special community <br /> outreach and education component and a mobile family services/resource van to reach <br /> underserved children and families and link them with supportive services. We also have planning <br /> grants that are underway in the areas of universal home visiting and expansion of Child Services <br /> Coordination which may also be included as specific strategies in Phase II. Finally, we will <br /> implement the use of two vans for transportation services in 1994-95, using the vehicles that were <br /> jointly purchased by the Department of Transportation and the Partnership this year. <br /> The following table illustrates spending for Year Two, Phase I. <br />