Item 08 - Informational Report for the California Department of Social Services Child Care Grant

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California Health & Human Services Agency California Department of Social Services CCD 34 (2/23) Page 23 of 32 Section 6: Education Program and Assessment (additional page, if needed) Each team member is evaluated annually based on specific performance criteria and in comparison to job expectations. Performance improvement plans are developed for significantly under performing staff with improvement plans for a specified period of time. The plan is developed between the employee and supervisor who meet frequently to review progress and determine next steps. PRCSA conducts an annual Pre-Service during July. At Pre-Service, all staff participate in 8 full days of training and education. Topics include reviews of prior year outcomes, policy and procedures updates, health/safety, child abuse prevention, First Aid/CPR and HR refreshers and updates. Staff also receive new quality measures and mental health training for engagement in activities focused on children’s individualized learning experiences. The Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP) assessment instrument that is designed for teachers to observe, document, reflect on the learning, development and track the progress of children, birth through 12 years of age, enrolled in ECE and After-School programs will be utilized by PRCSA. Our Program Coordinator will set-up initial and ongoing trainings via Webinar’s, DRDP Online Training Portals and collaborate with our partner TRF as they have DRDP Cert ified Train-the-Trainers on staff. The DRDP will be used three times each year to gauge the developmental progress of each child and determine progress towards achieving program-wide school readiness goals. These targets are initially established based on the analysis of data from the previous program year and revisited using the baseline data of the first assessment cycle. This second layer of data analysis will allow TRF to both learn from the lessons/data of the previous year while being cognizant of th e need to individualize based on the group of children currently enrolled. Classroom level data will be utilized to inform weekly lesson planning for the entire class and for individualization. Program data will be analyzed by age, special needs and English Language Development. Staff will input ratings into the DRDP Online data system, which allows reports to be generated for each assessment. In conjunction with parent input, individual data will be used to design the instructional plan for each child. This assessment report will be reviewed with parents within 30 days of completion. This data is also used with developmental screening data to determine the need for additional service referrals, interventions or evaluations.