Family Development
Donations of time, materials and services for program use.
What is in-kind (non-federal match)?
This classroom assessment scoring system observes teachers in the areas of Emotional Support, Classroom Organization, and Instructional Support.
What is CLASS?
This is the Mental Health Consultant for our program.
What is Merrimack Valley Trauma Services?
The first "E" stands for this.
What is Eligibility?
The acronym for CACFP stands for this.
What is the Child and Adult Care Food Program?
This is the process of working with families on developing goals for their family.
What is an Individualized Family Partnership Agreement?
The program ensures that children are offered a comprehensive curriculum that responds to their individual needs by including this on each lesson plan.
What is Individualization?
Our program’s approach to behavioral health/social-emotional development.
What is the Pyramid Model?
The "R" stands for this.
What is Recruitment?
This is how meals and snacks are served in the program.
What is Family Style?
The acronym PFCE stands for this.
What is Parent, Family and Community Engagement?
To ensure that education staff observe and record data that will support their evaluation of the child’s developmental progress and assist with the completion of Checkpoints, all education staff must conduct and input these on a weekly basis.
What are observations?
These screenings are completed on each newly enrolled child during the first 45 days of enrollment.
What are Developmental, social-emotional, vision and hearing?
The "S" stands for this.
What is Selection?
The acronym HSAC stands for this.
What is the Health Services Advisory Committee?
A researched-based parenting curriculum designed to build nurturing parenting skills.
What is Nurturing Parenting?
This database is used for observational assessment to assess the ongoing development and learning of children from birth through kindergarten. This tool has 36 objectives organized within the areas of social–emotional, physical, language, cognitive, literacy, and mathematics.
What is Teaching Strategies?
A written plan with goals & strategies for children with special needs/disabilities.
What is an Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) or Individualized Education Plan (IEP)?
The second "E" stands for this.
What is Enrollment?
This is the test that’s required by law for all children at ages 1, 2, 3 and again at age 4 if they live in a high risk community such as Lowell.
What is Lead?
This is the full assessment we complete with families to assess their strengths and needs.
What is the Massachusetts Scales and Ladders?
This staff member assists teachers with planning goals, creating an action plan, observing and reflecting on teaching practices.
Who is the Child Development Coach?
Ensuring that families are prepared and have the information needed to advocate for their child when they leave the Head Start program to enter public school.
What is transition planning for kindergarten?
The "A" stands for this.
What is Attendance?
This is the exam that’s required every six months.
What is a dental exam?