First 5 Riverside -- Home Visitation Program CFARC-005

The purpose of the Home Visitation RFA is to fund the implementation of promising practice or evidence-based education home visiting programs for parents/caregivers of children 0 through 5 years of age, to ensure school-readiness skills upon kindergarten entry. The program will focus on developmentally appropriate activities to support kindergarten readiness skills and will utilize standardized assessments for identifying children's developmental needs. The program aims to achieve long-term objectives such as ensuring parents utilize age-appropriate health and developmental information, identifying and treating children with special health and developmental needs, ensuring parents are knowledgeable about available community resources, and improving the safety and stability of children's home environments. Key features of the program include: • Home visits will be provided to participating families based on their need, with a minimum of one visit per month. • The program will utilize standardized assessments to identify children's developmental needs and provide feedback regarding the child's developmental progress. • The program will focus on developmentally appropriate activities to support kindergarten readiness skills. • The program aims to achieve long-term objectives such as ensuring parents utilize age-appropriate health and developmental information and improving the safety and stability of children's home environments.