Get A Backbone
Speaking My Language
Show Me The Money
You Are Due When?
LAWyer Up
Customer Service
100
Who governs the IRVECA Board?
The Early Childhood Iowa State Board.
The are managed by technical assistance team.
100
ECI
Early Childhood Iowa
Early Childhood Iowa (ECI) is a statewide initiative housed within the Iowa Department of Management that unites public and private agencies, organizations, and stakeholders under one common vision, “Every child, beginning at birth, will be healthy and successful.”
100
The IRVECA Board has two sources of state funding. Name them.
School Ready and Early Childhood
100
Due by June 15th of each fiscal year.
Budget for next fiscal year.
Completed by the ECI Director in IowaGrants
100
What is?
Beginning at birth, every child in Hardin and Marshall County will be physically, mentally, socially and spiritually healthy.
Our Vision
100
The IRVECA Board loves hearing from our service providers. How many IRVECA Board meetings are they required to attend per fiscal year?
Just one!
200
This committee is made up of current Board members, is designated to review and evaluate the by-laws, vision and mission, legislation compliance, Board training, Board structure, and best practices. Recommendations from this committee shall be presented to the entire Board for approval.
Board Administration Committee
200
IRVECA
Iowa River Valley Early Childhood Area
200
How many times per year does the IRVECA Board receive a payment from the State of Iowa?
4 - payments are received quarterly.
200
Due by September 15th of each year.
Annual Report for previous fiscal year.
200
What is?
To improve the well-being of children from prenatal through age five. Iowa River Valley Early Childhood Area efforts will be devoted to providing leadership for collaborative activities promoting health, growth, success and safety for children.
Our mission
200
True or False: IRVECA Contracted Programs can bill us for service to a 6 year old in Tama County.
FALSE!!
Eligibility requires that they are age 5 and under, and live in Hardin or Marshall County!
300
This committee is made up of current Board members, will review the board’s financial obligations, payment vouchers, request for proposal, and process for program funding. Additionally, they will assist with state budget regulations, provide fiscal oversight of funds, develop fiscal procedures, ensure fiscal accountability, and oversee fiscal agent requirements and best practices. Recommendations from this committee shall be presented to the Board for approval.
Fiscal Oversight Committee
300
IQ4K
Iowa Quality For Kids
Iowa Quality for Kids (IQ4K®) is Iowa’s new Quality Rating and Improvement System (QRIS) for DHS licensed Child Care Centers and preschools, registered Child Development Homes and programs operating under the authority of an accredited school district or nonpublic school.
300
IRVECA Board Members must monitor the funds for contracted programs. What percentage of a programs contracted amount can be spent each fiscal quarter?
25%
300
Programs are to be monitored throughout the year. One way we do this through Site Visits. When are they conducted?
Typically February and March.
300
What is?
To empower and enable local citizens to lead collaborative efforts involving education, health, and human service programs on behalf of the children, families, and other citizens residing in Marshall and Hardin Counties. The goal of IRVECA is to have its activities improve the quality of life for families with young children.
Our Purpose
300
Name our 3 contracted Family Support Programs.
Building Healthy Families (CAPS)
Thrive By Five (Greenbelt Home Care)
Early Head Start (MICA)
400
This committee is made up of current Board members will conduct outreach activities, evaluate outcome performance and best practices for service providers and review the process for promoting quality programs. They will also be in charge of community collaboration, reviewing community-wide indicators and all requirements of the Community Plan and its review, and evaluating the effectiveness of funded programs. Recommendations from this committee shall be presented to the Board for approval.
Quality Evaluation Committee
400
DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services
Combines the Iowa Department of Public Health and Department of Human services into one agency, where will soon be moved to.
400
ECI Boards are required to have a fiscal agent. Name ours.
Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center.
400
The IRVECA Board must conduct an open process for the solicitation of funds. This is called RFP or Request for Proposal. When does it occur (typically)?
The process is approved at the March meeting. Requests are submitted throughout April. (Exact dates may vary.)
400
To be considered an active member of the IRVECA Board, you must attend __% or __ of 6 scheduled meetings per year.
50%, 3
400
Name the two contractors who provide services to child care and preschools.
Child Care Resource and Referral - consultation, training, and quality improvement.
Child Care Nurse Consultant (MICA)
500
This committee assists with the community plan, is a standing advisory committee for the board and is made up of providers, citizens, interested parties, and community partners
IRVECA Early Childhood Committee
500
ASQ-SE
Ages and Stages Questionnaire
A tool used to tailor to identify and exclusively screen social and emotional behaviors.
500
Grant funds cannot be used to _____ other federal, state, or local funds supporting existing programs or activities (i.e. childcare assistance or subsidy to eligible recipients).
Supplant
500
Providers must submit vouchers to the Director on THIS DAY each month. Vouchers represent expenses that incurred in the previous month.
2nd Tuesday of each month
500
The IRVECA Board has 14 current members. Under Iowa Code 256i we are required to have the following representations:
Parent/Consumer/Guardian/Grandparent
Faith
Business
Early Care & Education
Health & Human Services
500
We offer preschool tuition scholarships to 6 preschools. Name them.
Sonshine
West Marshall Trojan Tots
Pineview Elementary
Hubbard Radcliffe Preschool
Good Shepherd Preschool
Cougar's Den Preschool