Prenatal to Age 3 Network

Collaborators 

Lead Organization: Cradle To Career

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Known/Likely Collaborators:

Potential Collaborators:

Related Projects

Developing and Executing on Cradle to Career Plan

Impacts 

Major Impact:  Education

PlanScape Impacts :

Level 1: Children & Youth, Diversity and Inclusion, Education

Level 2: African American, Asian American and Pacific Islander, Native American, Latino, LGBT, C2C: Prenatal-K Development

DMC Impacts:

Community Health Impacts:

Type of Project

Planning  

Strategies

• The Prenatal to Age 3 Network believes that supporting families in nurturing the holistic development of children from the start establishes a strong foundation for kindergarten entry and lifelong success. We are focused on five strategies:
• Executing home visits
• Increasing caregiver awareness about early developmental milestones
• Promoting sustainable relationships between caregivers and providers
• Addressing the mental health needs of caregivers and young children
• Supporting initiatives that eliminate barriers and increase access to adequate prenatal care

In practice, this currently looks like:

• Increasing initiation of prenatal care for pregnant people aged 15-19, with less than a high school education, and who identify as African-American
• Engaging community stakeholders in the community co-design process to identify barriers and solutions to access to adequate prenatal care
• Convening stakeholders to work collaboratively to address barriers

1. Collaborative Care Models: Expand access to doulas and peer supports 2. Community-Based Outreach: Strengthen community-based support groups and networks 3. Culturally Competent Care: Create trauma informed care protocols 4. Transportation Assistance: Leverage existing community transportation systems

Apr 2025 Updates

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