This presentation was made to the Florida Governor's Cabinet on Children and Youth in June 2009.

1. A Plea for Public Playgroups By Nancy Lucas Playgroup Coordinator Monroe Youth Challenge Program

2. VISION All children in Florida grow up safe, healthy, educated and prepared to meet their full potential.

3. Community Playgroups Trained Leaders ● Evidence-Based Tools

4. mISSION

6. Improve Maternal, Child Health

8. Grupo de Juego

9. to be addressed 1 2 3 4 5

10. Us Playgroups Exclusionary SAHMs Costly Without Resources

12. Government Subsidized

13. Online Community

14. Parent Training

16. Open to Public

17. Promoted

18. Convenient

19. Weekly

21. increase efficiency GOAL 1

22. improve service delivery - volume Aware-ness Educa-tion Health GOAL 1

23. improve service delivery - Trust GOAL 1

24. Goal 2: Ensure all children live in permanent, safe, nurturing environments - establish strategy to support families for optimal growth and development

26. Search Institute’s 40 Developmental Assets®

27. Dr. Becky Bailey I Love You Rituals

28. March of Dimes Health Topics(preconception, interconcpeption and prenatal health)GOAL 2

29. Sign Language Short-Term Outcome Mid-Term Outcome Long-TermOutcome Benefits GOAL 2

30. Developmental Assets® Short-Term Outcome Mid-Term Outcome Long-TermOutcome Benefits GOAL 2

32. Add 5 assets = increase letter grade

33. 31+ Assets practically no risk

34. < 10 assets take all risks GOAL 2

35. GOAL 2

36. Short-Term Outcome Mid-Term Outcome Long-TermOutcome Benefits GOAL 2

37. Goal 3: Ensure all children have access to high-quality preventative, primary, specialty and long-tem healthcare

38. Earlier intervention Vision, Dental, Developmental Delays  Less time sick/impaired, more time to heal/recover GOAL 3

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40. 1 Will you create public playgroupsin Florida?

41. 2 If it is appropriate, would you consider inviting me to share this model at the national meeting of Cabinet administrators so public playgroups become a nation-wide initiative?

42. A Plea for Public Playgroups Nancy Lucas PO Box 702 Islamorada, FL 33036 (305) 393-6413 NancyLwrites@gmail.com http://www.monroe.k12.fl.us/mycp