| Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #770 | |||||||||
| Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters | |||||||||
| Requester: | Dr. Lindsay | Organization: | HIPPY | ||||||
| Project Title: | Home Instruction for Parents of Preschool Youngsters | Date Submitted | 1/9/2004 1:36:39 PM | ||||||
| Sponsors: | Wasserman Schultz | ||||||||
| Statewide Interest: | |||||||||
| To help meet the early childhood education goal that all students will enter kindergarten ready to learn. | |||||||||
| Recipient: | University of South Florida | Contact: | Glen Dunlap/Mary Lindsay | ||||||
| 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd | Contact Phone: | (813) 974-6111 | |||||||
| Tampa 33612 | Contact email: | ||||||||
| Counties: | Alachua, Bradford, Broward, Dade, DeSoto, Dixie, Duval, Hillsborough, Manatee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Polk, Putnam, Sarasota, Seminole | ||||||||
| Gov't Entity: | Yes | Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit): | |||||||
| Project Description: | |||||||||
| HIPPY is a developmental appropriate home based early childhood program that helps parents prepare their 3&4 year old children for school sucess. | |||||||||
| Is this a water project as described in Chapter 2002-291, Laws of Florida? | No | ||||||||
| Measurable Outcome Anticipated: | |||||||||
| At least 80% of parents will spend 15-20 minutes a day working on school readiness activities with their children. | |||||||||
| Amount requested from the State for this project this year: | $1,000,000 | ||||||||
| Total cost of the project: | $900,000 | ||||||||
| Request has been made to fund: | Operations | ||||||||
| What type of match exists for this project? | None | ||||||||
| Cash Amount | $ | ||||||||
| Was this project previously funded by the state? | Yes | Fiscal Year: | 2002-2003 | Amount: | $750,000 | ||||
| Is future-year funding likely to be requested? | Yes | Amount: | $1,000,000 | To Fund: | Operations | ||||
| 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: | Kids Count Data Book 2002 and the UPK recommendation for 4 yr. olds | ||||||||
| Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)? | Unknown | ||||||||