In December of 2011, Patricia became a foster mom to a baby girl named Kylie. “When she came to me, she was four months old,” says Patricia, “so light she was like paper.” Now two years old, Kylie is at a healthy body weight but has several significant developmental delays. Fortunately, she now receives free care from an experienced family child care provider named Debra Kelly through the Early Head Start (EHS) program All Our Kin runs in collaboration with the United Way of Greater New Haven. Kylie’s progress is an example of the profound effect that high-quality child care and access to professional health services can have on a vulnerable child.
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