Health
These must be completed within 45 calendar days of a child's first day of attendance.
What are developmental, vision, hearing, and behavioral screenings?
Head Start must reserve at least this percentage of enrollment for children with disabilities.
What is 10%?
This should happen as soon as services or screenings are completed.
What is timely documentation?
This system is used to track health and disabilities information for enrolled children.
What is ChildPlus?
Family Advocates could also be called this because they connect families so many services.
What are resource navigators?
This document is required to verify a child's physical examination.
What is a well-child exam or physical form?
These acronyms describe individualized service plans for children with disabilities.
What are IFSP and IEP?
This document gives programs permission to exchange information with outside providers.
What is a Release of Information (ROI)?
This must be entered after a screening is completed.
What are screening dates and results?
This relationship-building skill is one of the most important for Family Advocates.
What is active listening?
This health concern requires an emergency action plan and staff training.
What is a severe allergy or chronic medical condition?
This federal law guarantees services for children with disabilities.
What is the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
These records should be kept current for children receiving disability services.
What are IFSPs, IEPs, evaluations, and service notes?
This ChildPlus section tracks chronic conditions, allergies, and medications.
What is the Health Section?
Family Advocates help families create these individualized plans.
What are Family Partnership Agreements (FPAs)?
This is the primary purpose of health screenings in Head Start.
What is to identify concerns early and connect children to services?
This team works together to develop goals and services for a child with a disability.
What is the SAT Team or IFSP/IEP team?
This is important during federal reviews and audits.
What is accurate and complete documentation?
This ChildPlus tab stores IFSPs, IEPs, referrals, and disability services.
What is the Disabilities Section?
Family Advocates work with families in this important area to support self-sufficiency.
What is goal setting?
Families are encouraged to establish this for ongoing preventive care.
What is a medical home?
This is the Head Start philosophy that ensures children with disabilities participate with their peers.
What is inclusion?
This should be documented after every parent meeting related to health or disabilities.
What are case notes or family contact notes?
Timely data entry helps programs maintain this.
What is compliance with Head Start Performance Standards?
True or False: Family Advocates only work with families when there is a problem.
What is False? They support families throughout the year!