Ready by Five Millage Partners
Welcome to the Millage Portal. We are excited to have you as part of the Ready by Five partner network!
Below you will find resources, links, a schedule of events, and deadlines. Everything you need to fulfill Ready by Five millage requirements.
E-CImpact Login
e-CImpact is First Steps Kent's online system for managing the Ready by Five Early Childhood Millage process annually. Through e-CImpact, Agencies will submit applications, and provide reports and accountability documents.
Here is a manual we created to walk you through the process.
Your Most Referenced References
Keep these at your fingertips:
Service Provider Manual (updated Dec. 2023 - effective Jan. 1, 2024)
Provider Referral Directory (updated Dec. 2023)
Ready by Five Community Types Map – FY 2024
Ready by Five Community Type by ZIP Code - FY 2024
Communications Standards (updated Sept. 2023_all services)
(Click here for a zipped file of the logos you'll need)
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Training and Education
Ready by Five now supports more than 40 programs aimed at improving the health and well-being of expectant parents and the development and early learning of children through age five across Kent County. There is training and education for the nearly 150 early childhood professionals whose positions are supported by Ready by Five funds. This will ensure the workforce stays up to date on early childhood best practices, trauma-informed approaches, and more.
Translation and Interpretation
All programs funded by Ready by Five now have access to Translation and Interpretation Services and the cost will be covered by Ready by Five Millage funding.
Prior to requesting services, programs must indicate their intent to use services with First Steps Kent by registering, at minimum, one Designated Contact for each program.
The contact information for all currently funded Translation and Interpretation Services
- Dates and Deadlines
Data and Reporting Deadlines
2024 Fiscal Calendar of Deadlines
2024 Quarterly Narrative Reporting Deadlines
2024 Data Submission Deadlines
2024 QIC Meeting Schedule and Details
(or view dates on the calendar, below)
Data Fun
Data Reference Documents
2024 Data Documents (Effective January 1, 2024)
- The File Definition Document provides technical standards for data submissions.
- The Data Fields Definitions will provide additional context and definitions for each field.
- Here is the Data Template.
- The Agency ID for Ready by Five Data File provides an agency ID for each contract submitting monthly data to the Kent County Health Department.
Data Quality and Security PowerPoint (uploaded June 2020_all services)
Technical Assistance
Invoice & Quarterly Report e CImpact: Ready by Five Technical Assistance Session
Here is the video recording of the January 20, 2022 presentation and the accompanying slide deck.
2024 New Contract Onboarding Session Video (added Nov. 2023)
Here are some resources to guide you on Data Share Agreements:
- Business Associate Agreement (Data Agreement for Covered Entities) (updated December 2020)
- Data Agreement (Data Agreement for Non-Covered Entities) (updated January 2021)
- Amendment – BAA
- Amendment -DSA
Your Ready by Five Team
Click on the name below to start an email, or find the entire staff and phone numbers on this page.
Kiana Garcia - Funding Administrator
Heather Boswell - VP of Community Investments