Young Children Volume II, United Way Capital Area Sucess by 6 Partnership, 2011

Young Children Volume II, United Way Capital Area Success by 6 Partnership

Project Partner:  United Way Capital Area Success by 6, UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and Communities.

Question/Topic:  Are there neighborhoods where very young children are identified with developmental vulnerabilities?

Online:  Yes

Report Released October 2011

This project and partnership marks the extension of our Young Children’s Volume I project that sought to highlight the geographic distribution of assets and issues of concern for families with very young children.  Volume II also highlights the sustained hard work of our action partner, (identified at the Young Children’s Summit in 2010) United Way Capital Area Success by 6 (SB6).  Volume II focuses on four neighborhoods (Dove Springs, Quail Creek, St. John, and Manor) that Children’s Optimal Health (COH) and SB6 have identified as areas grappling with economic hardship, child health inequalities and low standardized test scores.  During the Spring and Summer of 2011, SB6 collected Early Development Instrument (EDI) data in Austin ISD and Manor ISD as well as Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) data in four neighborhood WIC Clinics.  Pairing EDI and ASQ data with other socio-demographic indicators collected and mapped by COH has resulted in a set of localized maps that clearly illustrate the developmental vulnerabilities and assets in our community for young children.  These maps will allow United Way and other stakeholders to better monitor, diagnose, plan and improve early childhood systems performance.