PRESCHOOL DEVELOPMENT
PRESCHOOL DEVELOPMENT GRANT BIRTH THROUGH FIVE (PDG B-5) CARIBBEAN EXPLORATORY RESEARCH CENTER UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Funded by the Administration for Children and Families, DHHS Grant Award No. 90TP0023 12/31/2018—12/30/2019 September 2019 Caribbean Exploratory Research Center USVI PDG B-5 Leadership Noreen Michael, PhD Principal Investigator LaVerne E. Ragster, PhD Senior Research Associate Deborah E. Brown, PhD Research Associate Gloria B. Callwood, PhD Research Associate Tannesia E. Petersen Project Coordinator Nikki G. Bannister Communications Specialist Emily Danet Petty Administrative Specialist In collaboration with the VI Department of Human Services No. 2 John Brewers Bay St. Thomas, USVI 00802 340-693-1011 RR1 Box 10000 Kingshill, St. Croix USVI 00850 340-692-4275 https://cerc.uvi.edu/CERC% 20RESOURCES/PDG%20B-5.aspx CARIBBEAN EXPLORATORY RESEARCH CENTER WHEN? The project is funded for one year — December 31, 2018—December 30, 2019. Work commenced in January 2019. HOW? …
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PRESCHOOL DEVELOPMENT GRANT BIRTH THROUGH FIVE (PDG B-5) CARIBBEAN EXPLORATORY RESEARCH CENTER UNIVERSITY OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS Funded by the Administration for Children and Families, DHHS Grant Award No. 90TP0023 12/31/2018—12/30/2019 September 2019 Caribbean Exploratory Research Center USVI PDG B-5 Leadership Noreen Michael, PhD Principal Investigator LaVerne E. Ragster, PhD Senior Research Associate Deborah E. Brown, PhD Research Associate Gloria B. Callwood, PhD Research Associate Tannesia E. Petersen Project Coordinator Nikki G. Bannister Communications Specialist Emily Danet Petty Administrative Specialist In collaboration with the VI Department of Human Services No. 2 John Brewers Bay St. Thomas, USVI 00802 340-693-1011 RR1 Box 10000 Kingshill, St. Croix USVI 00850 340-692-4275 https://cerc.uvi.edu/CERC% 20RESOURCES/PDG%20B-5.aspx CARIBBEAN EXPLORATORY RESEARCH CENTER WHEN? The project is funded for one year — December 31, 2018—December 30, 2019. Work commenced in January 2019. HOW? The research team will work with a core team from the VI Department of Human Services, representatives of key partner agencies, and members of the USVI’s State Advisory Council to: complete a needs assessment; develop a strategic plan; provide information to maximize parental choice and knowledge about the USVI’s early childhood care and education programs (ECE); share best practices among ECE providers; and support the improvement of the USVI’s ECE programs. WHO? A team of researchers from the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI) is leading the Preschool Development Grant Birth through Five (PDG B-5) for the US Virgin Islands. WHAT? The USVI’s PDG B-5 Project, Road to Success: Developing an early child care and education mixed delivery system for the B- 5 population in the USVI, is funded by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) . Working with partners from key agencies the Departments of Education and Health; the two FQHCs in the Territory; Lutheran Social Services of the USVI, and UVI’s Schools of Education and Nursing, and the State Advi- sory Council, the research team will complete several key activi- ties, to include a Needs Assessment of the availability and quality of USVI B-5 programs and the development of a Strategic Plan. WHY? The PDG B-5 project is intended to strengthen the ECE mixed-delivery system in the USVI; improve the quality of care; foster collaboration and partnerships among ECE providers; max- imize available, high quality ECE options for low-income and disad- vantaged families; and maximize parental choice among ECE pro- grams and providers in the USVI. WHERE? The PDG B-5 Research Team is based at UVI. The work of the PDG B-5 core team, partners, and SAC will take place in both the St. Croix and St. Thomas-St. John districts.