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Join SHIP and Growing Community Connections for an in-person Child Care Provider Gallery Walk on July 23rd or August 1st at Western Iowa Tech Community College! This will be an opportunity for child care providers to come and share some of the strengths and gaps in our communities facing child care.
Providers will receive 2 hours of training credit for attending approved by Iowa and Nebraska. There will also be coffee and sweets, door prizes, and gifts for attending.
This is for all child care providers! Directors, please share with your staff!
You can register using the link or QR code on the flyer or click here> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkxUEsDIw38YOFEVEaXnbOLJ2z6a70A3Gt2DQHI6DAxF_f3Q/viewform
For questions, contact JoAnn Gieselman: 712-223-9614 or jgieselman@siouxlandship.org.
Download the flyer here
SHIP EARLY CHILDHOOD IOWA
SHIP's Early Childhood Iowa (ECI) program exists so that Ida and Woodbury Counties develop the capacity and commitment for using local, informed decision making to achieve desired results for Iowa’s young children and their families.
SHIP’S ECI Mission Statement: Every child, beginning at birth, will be healthy and successful.
NEWS
6/4/2024
Please help support Siouxland Human Investment Partnership's (SHIP) Early Childhood Iowa (ECI) funding stream as we go through our designation process.
Every four years SHIP undergoes the designation process to continue to be the designated ECI Area Board for early childhood dollars to support children 0-5 in all communities in Ida and Woodbury Counties.
Community input is vital to the Community Needs Assessment and Community Plan process. If you are a parent, grandparent, guardian, service provider, stakeholder, or just a community member that wants to provide input, please take a brief moment to complete the surveys below and please share this post.
Early childhood education/childcare provider survey link: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1SrLaH2jRra92aW
Parent survey link: https://uiowa.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7VEVL5eoQJLTbDM
Please contact Kerri Hall, 712-574-2793 or khall@siouxlandship.org if you have any questions or concerns.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A DONATION TO SIOUXLAND HUMAN INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP, YOU MAY DO SO BY CLICKING THE YELLOW DONATE BUTTON. YOU WILL BE REDIRECTED TO A SECURE PAYPAL PORTAL.
SHIP Early Childhood Iowa Grant Awards 2025
On May 17, 2024, the SHIP Board awarded the following grants to the agencies and programs listed below. Each Early Childhood Iowa grant starts July 1, 2024 and ends June 30, 2025. This is Year 3 in a 3-year grant cycle.
Community Action Agency of Siouxland: Child Care Nurse Consultant $90,870
Crittenton Center: Resource Center $199,245
Crittenton Center: Stella Sanford Child Development Center: Extended Access $92,003
Crittenton Center: West High Infant Care Center $87,524
Ida County Kids Fest $1,000
Ida County Preschool Program $51,088
Mary Treglia Community House: Parent Child Program $30,185
Native American Child Care Center $29,439
SHIP: School Ready Administration $44,555
SHIP: Early Childhood Administration $13,627
SHIP: Early Childhood Coordination $65,996
Siouxland District Health Department: HOPES Program $234,622
Siouxland District Health Department: iSmile Oral Health Program $84,777
Lutheran Services in Iowa: HOPES Program $56,214
*Preschool Scholarships to Low Income Families $65,995 + carryover funds TBD
*funding goes to Ida County and Woodbury County preschools - applications for funding made in fall 2024
Early Childhood Iowa Annual Reports
SHIP Early Childhood Iowa FY2022 Annual Report
SHIP Early Childhood Iowa FY2021 Annual Report
SHIP Early Childhood Iowa FY2020 Annual Report
SHIP Early Childhood Iowa FY2019 Annual Report
SHIP Early Childhood Iowa FY2018 Annual Report
SHIP Early Childhood Iowa FY2017 Annual Report
Committees
Ida County:
*Shelley Conover, Northwest AEA
Rebecca Burns, Horn Memorial Hospital
Kendra Rensink, Mid-Sioux Opportunity
Rebekah Hungate, Child Care Resource & Referral
April Gardner, Parent Partners
Linsey Gilbert, Community Action Agency of Siouxland
Megan Miller, Siouxland District Health Department
Monica Rosenthal, Seasons Center
Alexia Klemish, Siouxland District Health Department
Bailey Hill, Mid-Sioux Opportunity
Amber Seals, Children & Families of Iowa
Beth Ortner, Citizen
Woodbury County:
* Brenda Jenkins, Northwest AEA
* Jennifer Petty, Sioux City Community Schools
Terrie Binneboese, United Way of Siouxland
Dr. Kim Buryanek, Iowa Department of Education
Erica Fuentes, Crittenton Center
Linsey Gilbert, Community Action Agency of Siouxland
Mallory Berkenpas, Lutheran Services in Iowa
Alexcia Klemish, Siouxland District Health Department
Jennifer Weber, Western Iowa Tech
Kate Conneally, Bishop Heelan Catholic Schools
Rachael Ostermyer, Community Action Agency Head Start
Amber Kollbaum, Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Child Care Resource & Referral
April Gardner, Children & Families of Iowa
Sue Moran, Northwest AEA
Barb Small, ECI Area Board of Directors
Stacy Eldridge, Building Blocks & Apple Tree Learning Centers
Amber Searls, Children & Families of Iowa
Amber Hannah, Sioux City Community Schools
Erika DeLeon, One Siouxland
JoAnn Gieselman, Growing Community Connections/SHIP
*denotes Committee Chair
Ida & Woodbury County Community Plan
For more information on the Ida or Woodbury County Early Childhood Iowa (ECI) Committee, please contact Kerri Hall at: (712) 222-6394, or email: khall@siouxlandship.org.
Preschool Programs
SHIP offers preschool scholarship assistance to low-income Ida and Woodbury County families. To see if your family is eligible, find your total household income on the chart below (Federal Poverty Guidelines). If your family qualifies, call any of the quality providers listed below and ask if they have any SHIP scholarship slots available. Each provider will work with you to determine your eligibility and amount of assistance.
SHIP Application - Preschool
SHIP Guidelines – Preschool Scholarships
Federal Poverty Guidelines
Children must be 3-5 years of age and family’s income must fall below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines to qualify (please see downloadable document, Federal Poverty Guidelines). Families must present evidence of income (ideally current year income tax statements, or multiple pay stubs) to providers. All providers listed are high quality, with at least a level 3 in the Iowa Quality Rating System.
Early Childhood Minutes
Early Childhood Minutes
SHIP’s Early Childhood Iowa committees (one in Ida County, one in Woodbury County), typically meet quarterly. These committees make recommendations to the SHIP Board of Directors.
Ida & Woodbury ECI Combined Meeting - September 2022 Minutes
Woodbury and Ida ECI Combined Meeting - September 2021 Minutes
To obtain minutes from an ECI Committee meeting from earlier than the above posted, please contact Kerri Hall at 712-574-2793.