PROGRAM EVALUATION SUMMARY
Clients Served
In 2008 a total of 82 infants/toddlers and families received on-going early intervention services through P.R.I.M.E. and/or P.R.I.M.E./Care and 63 infants/toddlers received one indirect services through the two programs.
- The P.R.I.M.E./Care Devleopmental Play Center provided 18 developmental screenings.
- P.R.I.M.E. and P.R.I.M.E./Care provided 141 evaluation and assessments including; global developmental evaluations, speech and language evaluations and physical therapy evaluations.
- 40 infants/toddlers received direct on-going physical therapy in their home through P.R.I.M.E and/or P.R.I.M.E/Care Center.
- 13 toddlers received direct on-going speech and language therapy in their home through P.R.I.M.E and/or P.R.I.M.E/Care Center.
- 33 infants/toddlers received early intervention stimulation 2 days a week at the P.R.I.M.E./Care Inclusive Play Center.
Outcome Data
The P.R.I.M.E./Care Inclusive Play Center served 33 infants/toddlers 2 days per week for 2 hours a day. The outcome for the center is to provide the young child quality opportunities for social interaction with their peers and to promote communication and sensory motor development. Each child was evaluated at entrance to the Center; individual outcomes and strategies were developed and implemented, and an individual focused portfolio was developed for each child. Each child's objectives were tracked daily to determine how individual outcomes were being met and to revise them as needed. In addition, the families were given the opportunity while in the Center to share challenges they were facing with parenting their young child. With the developmental therapist's assistance, the parents were encouraged to identify coping strategies they could try at home. The Center also assisted families to access various services and resources needed to be able to advocate for a better quality of life for their young child.
Percent of children achieving their outcomes for 2008 in the P.R.I.M.E./Care Play Center:
- 74% (24 children) met all of their indicators
- 22% ( 7 children) met 50% of their indicators
- 4% ( 2 children) did not meet any of their indcators
P.R.I.M.E. (Parents Responsible for Infant Motivation and Education) is a home-based early intervention program that provides physical therapy and speech and language therapy to infants and toddlers in their home, daycare, and/or the P.R.I.M.E./Care Inclusive Play Center. Each child is evalutated initially and then assessed every six months. An Individual Family Service Plan is written and the amount and frequency of the therapy provided is based on the infants/toddlers need and age. In conjunction with the Individual Family Service Plan, a treatment plan is developed for insurance billing and is revised as needed. Again, it is our philosophy that familes are made stronger by educating each family on how they can follow through with the activities the therapists demonstrate in the day-to-day family routines and to help the parents learn to become effective adovcates for their children.
Percent of children achieving their physical therapy indicators for 2008 in P.R.I.M.E.
- 49% (40 infants/toddlers) achieved their indicators.
Percent of children achieving their speech and language indicators for 2008 in P.R.I.M.E.
- 38% (13 of toddlers) achieved 38% of their indcators.
SUMMARY
The outcome data was collected for 2008 and gives an accurate picture that the program designs of P.R.I.M.E. and P.R.I.M.E./Care are meeting each child and family's unique needs. P.R.I.M.E. and P.R.I.M.E./Care continually works towards building the parent/caregiver's confidence, competence and renforces positive parenting so the young child improves in their development and autonomy. Analysis of the data supports the importance of young children being placed in small group settings with typically developing peers who model appropriate behavior that can be observed and imitated by the young child with developmental delays. Participation in the P.R.I.M.E./Care Center program more than one day a week provides additional opportunity to develop appropriate social and relationship skills. The young children seen in the P.R.I.M.E. home-based program for phyisical therapy were significantly delayed in their motor skills due to multiple neurological factors impacting their successful achievement of outcomes. In looking at the children receiving speech and language therapy outcomes varied due to the shorter length of time they received intervention. Analysis of our data is also assisting the agency in identifitying staff training needs and in capacity building within the agency's programs.