House Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1565 Institute of Excellence in Infant and Toddler Development
Requester:	Erin McColskey		Organization:		Palm Beach Community College
Project Title:	Institute of Excellence in Infant and Toddler Development		Date Submitted:		01/28/2000 5:25:39 PM
District Member:	Lois Frankel		Service Area:		Regional
Counties Affected:	Palm Beach
Recipient:	Palm Beach Community College		Contact:		Erin McColskey
	4200 Congress Avenue		Contact Phone:		(561) 439-8153
	Lake Worth 33461-4796
Project Description:
The Institute of Excellence serves as a focus point in the community for the development of professional child care providers, related professionals, and parents regarding the development of children from birth to age three. Proposed initiatives for the Institute include enhanced training for family child care and center based providers, rated license requirements, and other such umbrella services. The Insitute has several missions, including outreach, demonstration and training. Palm Beach Community College has receive one year of funding. While the funding has allowed the program to get off the ground, additional funds will be needed to expand and continue the services created.
Services Provided/Benefit to State:
The latest brain research shows that a child's greatest window of opportunity for learning, and developing the emotional and intellectual skill's necessary for learning, occurs between birth and age three. This project, a prototype for institutes at all community colleges and universities in Florida, serves to diseminate this critical information and training to parents and professionals to maximize the learning potential of the children of Florida.
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Will educate parents and providers about the importance of the first three years of life and improve the quality of care and education for Florida's children.
Amount requested from the State for this project this year:				$300,000
Total cost of the project:		$550,000

Request has been made to fund:			Operations
Is there Local Government or Private match for this request?						Yes
				In-Kind Amount:		$250,000
Was this project previously funded by the State?						Yes
	Fiscal Year:	1999-2000		Amount:		$250,000
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?						Yes
	Amount:	$300,000
	Purpose for future year funding:				Recurring Operations
	Will this be an annual request?					Unknown
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?						Unknown
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?						Unknown
Is there a documented need for this project?						Yes
	Documentation:	First Words Project by the Dep. of Communications Disorders at FSU, and Enviormental Rating Scales
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?						Yes
	Hearing Body:	Legislative Delagation
	Meeting Date:	02/01/2000