Cherokee Connections
Cherokee Connections focuses services on Relative Child Care Providers who care for children while their parents work or go to school. The program strives to improve the quality of child care for children who are cared for in relatives’ homes through a variety of learning opportunities for the relative caregivers and the children in their care. Program components include a year-long home visiting program.
Cherokee Connections is available to Relative (license exempt) Child Care Providers in the 14-county service area who are registered and contract with the Cherokee Nation Child Care and Development Licensing Program. Consultants make monthly visits to the homes of Relative Child Care Providers. The consultants provide learning activities, toys, music, and children’s books to encourage child development and school readiness skills.
Cherokee Parent
Cherokee PARENTS is a 20 week, in-home, parent support program offered to Native American Families in the 14-county service area. Participants in the Cherokee PARENTS program will receive a weekly visit from a parent educator that will last approximately one hour. These weekly visits are scheduled at the convenience of the parent or caregiver. Cherokee PARENTS uses a curriculum called SafeCare, which teaches three modules: Home Safety, Health, and Parent-Child (PCI) or Parent-Infant Interaction (PII). Each module lasts approximately 6 weeks, with a week in the beginning for intake and the end for discharge. Participants will not only gain valuable knowledge but also earn monetary incentives and invaluable tools and resources that accompany each module based on the family/household needs.
Eligibility:
For more information or to sign-up please complete the online Referral Form.
