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Success By 6 FAQ
FAQ’s for Success By 6 Programs
Q- What is Success By 6?
A- Success By 6 is a parent education initiative designed to increase parents’ knowledge on how to enhance their children’s development from birth to age 6 so they are ready to learn and succeed upon entering kindergarten and throughout their lifetime.
Q- What services does Success By 6 offer to parents in
A- Success By 6 has three programs parents and relative caregivers can participate in: Powerful Parenting, Caring Through Cribs and Imagination Library.
Success By 6 can also provide parents, relative caregivers, child care providers and professionals who work with families with information and resources on childhood growth and development, and health and safety.
Q- What is the Success By 6 Powerful Parenting program?
A- Powerful Parenting is a free parenting series each consisting of six 2-hour seminars. Powerful Parenting topics include early literacy, behavior management, child heath and safety, childhood development, sign language, car safety for your family, utilizing community resources, reducing parenting stress, and financial stability and budgeting. Both dinner and child care are provided for families at the seminars which are held in the evening. Local professionals are the speakers for the seminars on topics related to their expertise. All topics are relevant to parents with children birth to age 6.
Q- Where are the Powerful Parenting seminars held?
A- Each Powerful Parenting series is held within a targeted area of the community. Past series have been held in the Marion Oaks area, centrally located in
Q- How can I get the current Powerful Parenting schedule?
A- On the Early Learning Coalition website under the Success By 6 section, you will see the Powerful Parenting link to open an attachment which includes the schedule along with current location, dates and topics. You can also call Success By 6 Manager, Krissy Howell, at (352) 369-2315 to request a current schedule or for more information.
Q- How can I register for Powerful Parenting?
A- You can register for Powerful Parenting by simply calling or emailing Krissy Howell at (352) 369-2315 or khowell@elc-marion.org
Professionals can refer potential participants by using the referral form in the Powerful Parenting attachment in the Success By 6 section on the homepage of this website.
Q- What is the Success By 6 Caring Through Cribs program?
A- Caring Through Cribs is a free SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) education program for new and expectant parents in
Q- How do I register for Caring Through Cribs?
A- Caring Through Cribs is a referral-only program. Expectant moms can get a referral filled out by their prenatal doctor. Parents with infants can get a referral filled out by their child’s pediatrician. If parents are involved with other community agencies/programs such as Healthy Families, Healthy Start, In-Home Family Team Coaching, DCF, Kids Central, Inc., Devereux, etc., they can get a referral from that agency/program.
Q- How can I obtain a referral form for Caring Through Cribs if my doctor’s office does not already have one?
A- You can get a referral form in the Success By 6 section , on the homepage of tihis website, by clicking on the Caring Through Cribs link. There you will see the flyer and a referral form for the program. You can also call Krissy Howell to get a flyer and referral form mailed, emailed or faxed to you. Contact Krissy at (352) 369-2315 or khowell@elc-marion.org
Q- I heard you can get a crib from Success By 6 Caring Through Cribs for your baby if you need one, is that true?
A- If a parent is in need of a crib, they must first be referred and participate in the Caring Through Cribs 1-hour SIDS training. At the end of each SIDS training, parents who are in need can receive a new portable wooden crib that meets safety standards, as set forth by the consumer product safety commission, if they meet eligibility criteria and complete the eligibility form.
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Q- What is the Imagination Library program?
A- Success By 6 partners with the Dolly Parton Imagination Library early literacy program to provide books to children under age 5 in targeted areas. This program provides one book per month, free of charge, to enrolled children to promote parents reading to their children daily.
Q- Are my children eligible to receive the Imagination Library books?
A- Currently, only children residing in zip codes 32686 (Reddick) and 34473 (Marion Oaks) are eligible. Any child under age 5 in those two zip codes can be enrolled by their parent/guardian. Children can be enrolled as early as the month of their birth. Children remain eligible until the month of their fifth birthday, when they “graduate” from the program.
Q- How can I enroll my child in Imagination Library?
A- One place you can get an enrollment brochure from is the Reddick Library branch. Once you fill it out you can either give it to the librarian to mail or mail it in yourself to the address provided on the brochure (3304 SE Lake Weir Av Suite 2 Ocala FL 34471).
The Health Clinic branch in Reddick also has Imagination Library enrollment brochures in English and Spanish. You can request a brochure from the WIC worker or one of the clinic staff. You may also leave the completed brochure at the clinic. The Success By 6 Manager picks up completed enrollment brochures from the Reddick Clinic monthly.
In Marion Oaks, you can pick up an informational flyer from the Marion Oaks library branch located within the
Q- When will Imagination Library be available in other zip codes in
A- Success By 6 is diligently working towards increasing funding for Imagination Library to enable us to expand this program. Success By 6 uses program funding to pay for the books mailed to the children as the program is always free to the families. Interested families can either call (352) 369-2315 or check our website homepage periodically for updates on any of the Success By 6 programs.
