170,000diapers distributed (and counting!) with HMG-LI bags and materials, plus census reminders, in conjunction with the Allied Foundation.
1,000 children from 800 families served in 2020 through the Help Me Grow – Long IslandCentralized Access Point
Expanded Partnerships in 2020
With support from Help Me Grow National, we strengthened our relationship with the Stony Brook Hospital Women, Infant, and Children (WIC) sites, resulting in a 400% increase in referrals for mothers with young children.
We worked with Bethany House, a shelter for women and children, to train their staff to support child development and provide developmental screening to the children they serve.
Developmental and Social Emotional Screening in Child Care
Docs for Tots led several cohorts of child care providers in an ongoing Long Island Learning Collaborative in conjunction with the Child Care Councils of Nassau and Suffolk. Read here about the past trainings, and how to sign up for a free future training.
This training was exceptional! I learned so much from the “leaders” of this cohort… I have done developmental checklists in my child care center before but the ASQ3 and ASQSE bring it to the next level and include the parents… I am so excited to bring this to my center in the New Year!
Child care provider in a recent training session
We published our first HMG-LI Annual Reportsummarizing the data collected over a year.
Docs for Tots became a national partner of Bright by Text.
Milestones to Remember 2023 is the 20th anniversary year of the founding of Docs for Tots. We will be highlighting a milestone each month . . . Read More
What happens during the first months and years of life sets either a sturdy or a fragile stage for what follows.
