WAYS TO MEASURE

I.  Families and communities provide a safe and stable environment for 
    their children.

• Percent of children and adults who feel safe in their homes and communities.
• Percent of parents using quality child care arrangements.
• Percent of families using injury prevention measures.
• Percent of housing units that meet health, safety and other building codes.
• Percent of children and families needing homeless shelter who are served.
• Percent of children who have a significant ongoing positive relationship with more than one caring adult.
• Rate of teen-age pregnancy.
• Percent of children and adults who have been victims of crime.
• Number and rate of children who have experienced multiple placements prior to family reunification of permanent placement.
• Number and rate of substantiated child maltreatment.
• Percent of families who have access to resources in making child care decisions.

II.  Families are supported by their communities.

• Percent of expectant and new parents supported by their families and communities.
• Percent of families knowledgeable about community resources and programs needed by their child and family members.
• Percent of families using community resources and programs needed by their child and family members.
• Percent of communities with parent and family support, education and education services.
• Percent of families who advocate for themselves and others.
• Percent of families involved in community building activities for themselves and others.
• Percent of families whose transportation needs are met.
• Percent of workplaces with family-friendly policies.
• Percent of families who are satisfied with available community resources and programs.
• Percent of communities providing resources and support for families experiencing divorce.
• Percent of adolescent parents who are receiving comprehensive services.

III.  Families have adequate economic resources to appropriately provide their 
      children.

• Percent of families with children living in households at or below federal Family Income Guidelines.
• Percent of families with children living in households at 100%-200% of the federal Family Income Guidelines.
• Percent of parents who receive full payment of awarded child support.
• Percent of families paying more than 30% of their income for housing.
• Percent of population living in census tracts with poverty rates 1.5 times the state average.
• Percent of parents employed who have advanced training beyond high school.
• Percent of families who feels they are able to provide for the basic needs of their family.
• Percent of parents with functional life and literacy skills.

IV.  Children and families are healthy and well nourished.

• Percent of children and families covered by health insurance.
• Percent of children who are immunized on appropriate schedule.
• Percent of children who receive regular child examinations and anticipatory guidance, diagnosis, maintenance, and treatment services.
• Percent of children who have healthy mouths.
• Percent of babies born at term and appropriate weight.
• Percent of children with vision and hearing problems at the time of entry into kindergarten.
• Percent of babies born with a birth weight of less than 3.3 pounds.
• Rate of infant mortality.
• Percent of infants and children born with two or more health and environmental risks.
• Percent of women who receive appropriate prenatal care and anticipatory guidance, diagnosis, and treatment services.
• Percent of children who achieve and maintain appropriate growth patterns.
• Percent of women who use illicit drugs and/or alcohol during pregnancy.
• Percent of children and families who have access to diets that meet daily nutritional requirements.
• Percent of women who receive appropriate prenatal core and anticipatory guidance, diagnosis, and treatment services.
• Percent of children exposed to tobacco in utero or through second hand smoke.
• Rate of child mortality.

V.  Parent and child relationships are positive and nurturing.

• Percent of families with parenting knowledge and skills to anticipate and meet developmental needs of children.
• Percent of families who participate together in activities.
• Percent of parents who take positive action to support the expectations they have for their children’s success.
• Percent of children who receive their primary care and education from adults who are committed and emotionally connected to them.
• Percent of children who live with and/or have frequent involvement with and receive emotional support from their fathers.

VI.  All children and their families have access to quality early childhood care and 
       education.

• Percent of children birth through whose families are seeking and participating in high quality early childhood care and education experiences.
• Percent of children ages three to five participating in high quality early childhood care and education.
• Percent of children participating in early childhood care and education who do not require special education services at kindergarten or the first grade.
• Percent of family members who attend or participate in school or community-based early care and education experiences in which their child is enrolled.
• Percent of early childhood care and education programs and services that include a parent education component.

VII.  Children reach their individual developmental potential

• Percent of children showing individual developmentally appropriate progress in their physical /motor development.
• Percent of children showing individual developmentally appropriate progress in their cognitive development.
• Percent of children showing individual developmentally appropriate progress in their communication and language development.
• Percent of children showing individual developmentally appropriate progress in their social development.
• Percent of children showing individual developmentally appropriate progress in their emotional development.
• Percent of children showing individual developmentally appropriate progress related to moral development.
• Percent of children showing individual developmentally progress integrating all major areas of their development.
• Percent of children showing individual progress, in their approaches to learning (i.e., curiosity, persistence, attentiveness, reflection, interpretation, imagination, and invention).