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Child
Services provided to our children (birth-five years old):
Education
- Each child shall receive:
An educational program
Designed
to meet the individual needs of each child - Every child receives a
variety of learning experiences, which will foster intellectual,
language, social, emotional and physical growth and development.
Core Knowledge Curriculum-Preschool
Innovations Curriculum- Birth-Three
Educational Assessment
Each child will be assessed a minimum of twice a year in all areas of
development in order to determine the child’s present level of
functioning, as well as identify strengths and areas to be improved.
Individual Developmental Education Plan
An individual Development Education Plan (IDEP) will be developed on each
child, which will include long-term goals and short-term objectives.
Plans will be updated a minimum of twice a year.
Mental
Health - Each child shall receive:
A
variety of classroom activities and experiences
which fosters the development of a positive self-concept
A classroom environment
which is socially and emotionally supportive of the individual needs and
differences of the children enrolled
Observation
a social, emotional, and behavioral assessment scored and reviewed by
our Mental Health Counselor
On site support
for children with emotional and/or behavior concerns (Emotional Care &
Support Program) and/or formal counseling for child and family if
indicated.
Special
Services - In addition to the services offered above for every child,
children with special needs shall receive:
A comprehensive child developmental program
through an inclusive environment
IEP (Individual Education Plan)
Interdisciplinary
meeting with Head Start and Public School or Part B personnel to develop
an IEP or IFSP Part C, discuss assessment and diagnostic results,
establish goals and objectives and services and to determine if any
additional therapy and supports are needed to support the child’s
growth and development, on-site Speech/Language Therapy, Physical
Therapy, Occupational Therapy and bus transportation.
Ancillary Services and Supports
As
prescribed in child’s IEP/IFSP, this may include speech/language
therapy, physical therapy, and/or occupational therapy and bus services.
Bus transportation (Hobbs Only)
to and from assigned center(child
must have an IEP or IFSP to qualify for public school transportation
services)
Health - Each child
shall receive:
Immunization Assessment
Nutritional Assessment
Growth/Height Assessment (minimum of twice a year)
Vision Screening
In
addition to the above, children enrolled in our federally-funded Head
Start/EHS Program who are of age and income eligible, will receive the
following through coordination with your child’s primary care
physician and health providers:
Physical
examination and treatment; annually (exam includes hemoglobin and/or
hemotocrit
assessment, lead screening, urinalysis and growth/weight assessment)
Dental
examination and treatment
In addition to screening, complete
eye evaluation, if indicated
In
addition to hearing screening, complete hearing evaluation, if indicated
Individualized Health Care Plan (developed
by your child’s Health Advocate)
For more
information, please click the links below:
Head Start
and Pre-K programs
Early Head
Start and Pregnant Women programs
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