Initial Planning for Inclusion
Participants discuss specific strategies and practices for initially planning to include a child with a disability in early care and education in collaboration with early intervention.
Participants discuss specific strategies and practices for initially planning to include a child with a disability in early care and education in collaboration with early intervention.
Participants explore strategies that service providers can use to support families and ensure smooth transitions between infant/toddler services and preschool services.
These sessions are rooted in the key concept of "belonging." They examine the beliefs and attitudes that influence and affect adults and children in inclusive settings, and provide practical strategies and tools.
During the first three years, children are constantly growing and acquiring new skills and knowledge. Surveillance systems have shown that injury is the leading threat to the health and well-being of young children.
Infants depend on their caregivers for food, warmth, and care, and for meeting such basic needs as eating, diapering, sleeping, and bonding. But all babies are unique. Some infants may settle easily and be capable of quickly soothing themselves.
The toddler years are a time when children are building skills in all areas. They remember what they learn and share it with others. They understand things more deeply, make choices, and engage with others in new ways. The changes in their physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development help them to build new skills that prepare them for school and later learning.
The webisodes in this series offer key messages and helpful resources to get staff started with the youngest children and their families. Managers can use Early Essentials to design orientation experiences or staff can participate on their own.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued new federal crib safety regulations that will become effective Dec. 28, 2012. All cribs provided by Head Start and Early Head Start programs must meet these new standards. Programs may use this information to learn more about how to comply with these new crib safety regulations.