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OCPYC Neat Step Plan 5. Provide incentives (training, technical assistance, dollars) that encourage child care providers to meet national standards. 6. Establish inter-agency committees to provide a mechanism for seamless transition from preschool to elementary school. 7. Expand Head Start in Orange County to serve all eligible children. 8. Make transportation available for families needing child care or other support services. 1994/95 Strategies to Improve Early Childhood and Care Services Five initiatives will focus on improving the quality of child care centers and family day care homes. Two projects will provide technical assistance to these child care providers on ways to reach the next level of quality care and standards. Another will deliver health and safety consultation for child care providers. The fourth will focus on salary supplements to encourage better educated providers to work in child care programs. The fifth provides substitute teachers for child care centers. Collaborators for this goal include Day Care Services Association and Child Care Networks, Health Care Directions, the Community Colleges, the Hearth Family and Community Resource Center, the Orange County Public Library, and of course, the child care providers themselves. GOAL TWO: To improve the health of young children and their families Desired Outcomes/Results: 1. All children receive immunizations, good nutrition, health checks, and have healthy environments which prevent childhood disease. 2. Babies are born to parents who are ready to parent. 3. Newborns benefit from family planning and prenatal care. 4. Health care options are easily accessible and affordable. 5. Preventative and primary health care is easily available to all children. Desired Strategies: 1. Provide comprehensive family planning services. 2. Provide prenatal care services. 3. Provide health screening, referral and follw-up (including health, dental, medical, nutrition, vision, hearing, and developmental) for children and families. 4. Provide immunizations for all children. 5. Provide incentives that encourage parents to receive services. 6. Promote incentives that overcome barriers to access. 7. Improve sanitary conditions and health-related practices in child care settings and the home. 1995/95 Strategies to Improve the Health of Young Children and Their Families One strategy is currently ready for recommendation under this goal. The Department of Health will expand its Child Services Coordination program which provides quarterly outreach services to at-risk children and families to ensure that families are receiving assessment and services for which they are eligible, and appropriate referral. Collaborators are numerous because of the comprehensive package of services that families may need to access, although each package is based on individual family's needs. Potential collaborators include OPC Mental Health and affiliates, NC Sickle Cell Program, Governor Morehead School for the Blind, UNC and Duke Hospitals, schools, and the Home Health Agency.