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Grant Components - Hub Role
PDG-R represents a unique partnership between the 10 designated R&R Hub agencies and the State of California. PDG-R is designed to provide a service to the public by:
a. Increasing the amount of trained professionals at local R&R agencies that can host Parent Café trainings designed to provide parents with information around engaging in responsive relations with their children and understanding developmental milestones.
b. Designing early childhood cafés model to include home visitors, family, friend and neighbor, and family child care providers.
c. Expanding Parent Café model to include additional content including Zero to Three: The Growing Brain; and American Psychological Association: ACT Raising Safe Kids.
The Hub Agency agrees to implement the following activities and provision of the services below, which includes, but is not limited to:
a. Send representatives to Train the Trainer (TOT) Parent Cafés (PC) Learning Institutes with CCRC;
b. Schedule, conduct, and support Parent Café trainings which will include Zero to Three: Growing Brain and ACT: Raising Safe Kids to designated Resource & Referral agencies within their Hub;
c. Maintain a calendar for local R&R training dates, including sites, dates and times;
d. Utilize tracking mechanism and support participant data collection;
e. Participate in Community of Practice (COP) sessions at least quarterly with PDG-R Lead Hub agencies and CCRC.
f. Facilitate COP sessions at least quarterly to support the implementation of TOT PC training and outreach to local R&R.
g. Prepare periodic reports of activities as requested by CCRC
h. Will work with the lead agency to develop regional relationships with Quality Counts Regions, Tribal Groups and CCSESA partners to expand regional R&R partnerships. Hub Agency will also work with the lead agency on strategy to develop a regional infrastructure for coordination and delivery of early childhood services through these partnerships.
i. Will work with lead agency to support with parent outreach for Parent Feedback Sessions. Please reference next section for further details.
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