University of Redlands

First Five Children and Families Commission

In 1998, the California Children and Families Act was passed to provide all children prenatal to five years of age with a comprehensive, integrated system of early childhood development services in areas such as child health, child development, family functioning, and school readiness.

The Redlands Institute acted as an information management/analysis advisor to the San Bernardino County Children and Families Commission for its First 5 program. The Institute coordinated with First 5 staff to:

• Identify areas of need through spatial analysis of previously collected indicator data
• Develop standards and information management strategies for storage, access, and integration of diverse multi-source datasets
• Assist First 5 San Bernardino in prioritizing additional data collection efforts based on areas of topical and geographic importance
• Assist First 5 San Bernardino in developing strategies for effectiveness monitoring and program quality assessment.

Project Duration: December 2002 – December 2005

Map created for the San Bernardino County Children and Families Commission. (JPEG)