The Iowa Family Support Credential is public recognition by the Early Childhood Iowa office and the Iowa Department of Public Health that a family support program follows evidence-based practice standards.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t
Programs that adhere to high quality standards also provide higher quality support for kids and families.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t
Affordable credentialing helps even the smallest program gain access to high quality evaluation, build their strengths, and better position them for future funding.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t
Investments in high quality early childhood programs mean savings for communities, reducing the need for future services, and improving high school graduation rates.<\/p>\n
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Credentialing sets the bar for our counterparts in neighboring counties and the state overall.\u00a0 Iowa families unquestionably benefit first from this process and because credentialing ensures quality and effective programming, any allocation of staff or dollars is money well spent.<\/p>\n
-Harrison County Home and Public Health, Learning for Life program<\/em><\/p> We are very proud that Iowa is a national leader in ensuring high quality services for families and recognizes the importance of early childhood programs. We appreciate being recognized as one of those programs.<\/p>\n -Prairie Lakes AEA 8, K.I.D.S. program<\/em><\/p> We were inspired to go deeper\u00a0 in our vision for our program.\u00a0 In many areas we wet far below the surface and found the diamonds of true family support work.\u00a0 We believe IFSTAN launched us into a higher level of service that must and will remain.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n -Greene County HOPES Family Support Program<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t The Iowa Family Support Standards are based on the most up to date, evidence based practice in the family support field.<\/p>\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tThe Iowa Family Support Standards<\/h2>\t\t\n\t\t