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DC Promise Neighborhoods Initiative: Needs Assessment and Segmentation AnalysisAre the children who live in the community ready for kindergarten by the time they are 5 years old? By that, Imean do they recognize their shapes and colors, know their numbers, know how to behave in groups?What helped them get ready? What stood in their way?Probe: Not enough quality child care, no space availableIf parents at home are an issue, what would it take to get kids ready?Probe: education[Should families talk about developmental delays]Do families have access to screenings for developmental delays? How about services afterwards?Do the child care providers here in the neighborhood help get children ready for kindergarten? How? [Differentiatebetween child care outside of elementary schools versus PS/PK in Kenilworth and Neval Thomas]Prompt: Are parents provided information on how to help children be ready for K? Starts with socialworkers, case workers, and doctors office.SCHOOLS (10 minutes)Let’s switch gears a bit talking about the schools in the DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative—Neval Thomas,Kenilworth, and Cesar Chavez Middle School.What do families think about the schools, Neval Thomas, Kenilworth, Chavez MS, in these neighborhoods? Whatdo parents like/what don’t parents like?[If they have problems]What would you like to see different?Probes: special education, parent involvement?How would you compare these schools to others in DC?Probes: buildings, teachers, resources.Why would families from this neighborhood choose to attend or not choose to attend these schools for theirchildren?Probes: Low test scores, not enough activities, special education, teacher quality, principal quality, safetyAre parents involved with their children’s education? In what ways?Probes: things parents can do at home, at the schoolAre there any obstacles that parents face in getting more involved in their children’s school or education?ACCESS TO SERVICES (25 minutes)Now we want to ask about the types of services, programs, and opportunities that are in the community.What types of activities are available to the children that live in the community? Where are they?Probe: Are they after school, on the weekends, during the summer?Are there enough activities/programs—do they get full quickly? What would make it easier for children tojoin/participate? What has changed?What would parents like to see available to children in the community after school, on the weekends, in thesummer?Will parents travel to different parts of the neighborhood? Like the Mayfair pool?Are there ways for children to be active or get exercise in the community? Are there any obstacles?120
DC Promise Neighborhoods Initiative: Needs Assessment and Segmentation AnalysisProbe: Safety issues? Where in particular? Issue of facilities or enough staffing.What about parents—what opportunities are there for adults to be active/get exercise in the community?What are the obstacles?Probe: Safety issues? Accessibility?Where do parents in this community go when they’re sick? (Here inside the footprint or outside including MNAve)? What about for their children?Probe: Hunt Place Clinic, Charter Health, emergency room versus regular doctor, mobile van, school nurseProbe: For regular check-ups or vaccinations (e.g., daycare forms)?Would parents want some health services in the neighborhood? What kind?Probe: location, cost/insurance issues[If parents not using]What would it take to get people to use them?Where do parents in this community go for regular dental care for themselves and their children?Probe: Do people go at all.Probe: how do parents get the school dental forms filled out for child care?What do you think is the number one health problem for adults and children in the community?Probe: obesity, asthma, mental health, teen pregnancyAre there services to help out with the problem?Switching gears a bit, let’s talk about access to technology.Do adults in this neighborhood have access to a computer? Do adults have access to the Internet? Where/how dopeople access it? What about their children?Probe: Differentiate between cell phones and computers.Probe: Are computers available at home, library, rec center, work?Are there any obstacles for adults and children in this neighborhood to get access to computers and the Internet?What are they?Probe: If parents/children don’t have access, what are they missing out on?If they don’t have it, where do people go?Probe: Friend, library, rec center?WRAP UP (5 min)Is there anything else that you think is important for the groups working on DC Promise Neighborhood Initiative toknow about parents and the children who live here?121
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