Our Outcomes

Success Story: Rebecca and Nick

Rebecca was only 11 when her mother died of heart failure. She moved to northern Kentucky to live with her father and, during her teen years, Children's Protective Services became involved in Rebecca's life. When the caseworker realized that Rebecca had a baby, she referred her to Every Child Succeeds for support. Rebecca and Nick now have two children. Nick is a very involved father, and he participates in many home visits. Rebecca keeps a binder containing all the information her home visitor has provided about child health and development. The home visitor encouraged Rebecca to pursue her educational goals, and now Rebecca attends Brown Mackie College for Nursing. To help make ends meet for this young family, the home visitor researched housing assistance programs. Rebecca and Nick were recently accepted for Section 8 housing.

Preliminary findings demonstrate that Every Child Succeeds is extremely effective. Statistical support for the following positive outcomes is available by clicking on the links below.

  • Children participating in the program are healthier and safer as a result of Every Child Succeeds.
  • Children with initial development delays are improved.
  • Mothers create a stimulating environment for their child's learning and development.

Outcome: Children and Mothers are Safe and Healthy

A critical measure of the physical and socioeconomic health of the community is its infant mortality rate (the number of deaths in a year of children less than one year of age). The infant mortality rate among Every Child Succeeds children is 4.7 per 1,000 live births, less than one-third of the Hamilton County infant mortality rate. Unlike what has been found in the general population, there are no differences in infant mortality between African-American and Caucasian children participating in Every Child Succeeds.

  • 67% of children are up to date on immunizations
  • 99% of children have a medical home
  • 95% of children have a safe play environment
  • 66% of mothers breastfeed
  • 18% of pregnant mothers quit or drastically reduced smoking
  • 57% of mothers with depression have experienced an improvement in their outlook

Outcome: Children are Developing Normally in the Following Areas:

  • 97% in Gross motor skills
  • 96% in Fine motor skills
  • 95% in Language development
  • 96% in Social/emotional development
  • 94% in Problem Solving

Outcome: Children are Thriving in a Stimulating Environment for Learning and Development

  • 97% of parents are responsive to their child's learning and emotional needs
  • 92% of parents facilitate and support active learning in their children
  • 97% of homes are structured to stimulate learning
  • 97% of homes contain sufficient learning materials, such as books
  • 96% of parents are actively involved in their child's learning

The above outcomes are based on those ECS at-risk families for whom the evaluation tools were administered and results reported during FY10. Because these tools are administered at different ages or at different participation times, and because some families leave and others join over the course of a year, the numerical bases for the above percentages vary from one measure to another. The following measures were used to gather the above data relative to outcomes: Ages and Stages, HOME Inventory and health surveys.

Outcome: Healthy Birth and Mortality

  • 97% of mothers enrolled prenatally in ECS reported receiving at least 4 prenatal doctor visits.1
  • 63% of mothers complete their postpartum visits. 2
  • The infant mortality rate for families enrolled in the ECS program is 4.7 per 1,000 live births. 3

1ECS accounts enrolled by 7 months gestation and completed the Infant Birth Form in FY10.
2 2008 Postpartum Survey of current enrolled ECS mothers.
3 "Intensive Home Visiting is Associated with Decreased Risk of Infant Deat", Pediatrics, Donovan et al., 2007 

Data findings are inclusive of all agencies in Every Child Succeeds. Thirteen agencies use the Healthy Families America® model and one agency uses the Nurse-Family Partnership® model. These models differ in training, curricula, and strategies. Findings should be attributed to implementation of these models in addition to the additional resources and supports provided by Every Child Succeeds.