CHILD & FAMILY: INDICATORS (UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
1. Parent and Caregiver Education and Support
- Number of low birth weight babies born each year. A “low birth-weight infant” is defined as a live birth weighing under 2500 grams (5.5 pounds). ~ Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Maine Department of Health and Human Services
- Number of child abuse and neglect cases in KEYS towns opened with DHHS ~ Bureau of Child and Family Services, Maine Department of Health and Human Services.
2. Parenting Skills are Taught Early
- Parent education programs in the KEYS schools
3. Child Care (Preschool and Before and After School)
