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HEALTH & NUTRITION
EARLY CHILDHOOD & EDUCATION
DISABILITIES/MENTAL HEALTH
ERSEA
FAMILY& COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS
100
Within or upon 30 days of enrollment, a current (within one year of occurrence) __________is due in the child’s file.
What is a medical exam? Physician's Report.
100
The Family Service Early Head Start Program implements a research and result base curriculum called the Creative Curriculum which we have infused with the practices, teachings and philosophy of PITC and the Anti-Biased Curriculum. Our curriculum promotes family connections, respect for cultural diversity, positive social skills and cognitive development implemented in a safe, healthy and nurturing environment."
What is our EHS Curriculum Statement?
100
The Mental Health Interventionist must observe a child, tally and review results (and sign this) to determine if a referral for services is needed no later within 45 days from child's entry date.
What is the ASQ.SE?
100
Families we recruit and enroll must live in South San Francisco, San Mateo, Redwood City and Menlo Park except for the teen moms enrolled in the TAPP program at Redwood CDC.
What is the recruitment territory for our program?
100
Each child must have this plan on or before he or she is 30 months old, when leaving or transferring to another program (i.e. from EHS to HS, from HS to Kindergarten).
What is a Transitional Plan?
200
Within or upon 45 days of enrollment, the following sensory screenings questionnaire _____________ are to be completed.
What is vision and hearing?
200
Program for Infant and Toddler Care include SIX program policies that anchor our work: primary care; small groups; continuity; individualized care; cultural responsiveness; and, inclusion of children with special needs.
What is the PITC philosophy?
200
You must meet with and have parents complete the consent forms and meet with the Disabilities Services Manager prior to making a referral to GGRC for special education.
What is the Disabilities Referral System?
200
Family Advocates ensures the health forms necessary to complete the child’s file are completely filled with proper signatures by assisting parents in completing the General Screening Consent Form and the Health History Form. A Medication Administration Form is distributed for any child who will be on medication while at school. Up-to-date and current immunizations and a TB skin test (result must be within one year) or TB screening clearance is required by this time for ‘enrolled’ status.
What is an Orientation?
200
Family Advocates offer parents opportunities to develop and implement individualized Family Partnership Agreements that describe family goals, responsibilities, timetables and strategies for achieving these goals as well as progress in achieving them. In home-based program options, this Agreement must include the above information as well as the specific roles of parents in home visits and group socialization activities
What is a Family Partnership Agreement Plan?
300
We must use gauze for infants or toothbrush for toddlers (after tooth eruptions) after each meal served.
What is teeth brushing/dental care?
300
Teachers and Case Managers (Home Visitors) must complete this to conduct developmental screenings for cognitive, physical, social/emotional and language development within 45 days from child's first day or entry date in the program.
What is ASQ.3 and ASQ.SE?
300
The classroom team (Teachers) and Case Managers (Home Visitors) must meet with the Mental Health Interventionist to discuss and develop a treatment plan for each child's social and emotional health and development every other week.
What is a case conference?
300
The Family Advocates receives all of the required paperwork for the child; then creates and organizes the child's/family files; places the health forms and face sheets for each section (i.e. contact log, education, disabilities, etc); and gives to the site director who will review the Individual Infant Needs and Service Plan, child's health history and parent survey with the teacher before the child steps into the classroom.
What is the Enrollment "Intake Process?"
300
Parents are invited and encouraged to attend and/or become members and get involved in Center Committees, Health and Nutrition Advisory Committees and Policy Councils including male/father involvement in the program.
What is Family Involvement?
400
Teachers must wash their hands first, put on a glove while cleaning and removing diapers; and must remove the dirty gloves before putting on clean clothes and diaper on a child.
What is a Diaper Procedure?
400
Teachers and Case Managers (Home Visitors) must use this to complete on-going developmental assessments initially within 60 days from entry date and every 4 months thereafter to assess children's development and growth.
What is the DRDP?
400
Parents must be a member of this team and attend this meeting to make sure they are actively involved in their child's case management and/or referrals.
What is a "Multi-Disciplinary Team?" or What is an IFSP meeting?
400
The enrollment application and as needed the self-declaration are signed by the parent; and the income verification (total of last year or past 12 months) must be signed by staff and application approved for enrollment before a child can be considered enrolled.
What is the enrollment process? or What is the eligibility requirement.
400
Parent participation in the program is essential and best practice. Grantee must establish Policy Council and Parent Committee Structure through which parents can participate in policy making or in other decisions about the program. at least 51 percent of PC members must be the parents of currently enrolled children.
What is Shared Governance?
500
The following items will be verified at the center: There is a Disaster and First Aid Kits; all Medications are on-site with proper labeling (prescription) and authorizations on file; are in locked box, inaccessible to children.
What is a Health and Safety Monitoring checklist?
500
For Center Based Program: Teachers must meet with parents 2 times per year and visit families in their home also 2 times per year for each child.
What is a parent/teacher conference and home visit?
500
Teachers/Case Managers, Site Directors and MHIs must observe the child, review the child's Individual Infant Needs and Service Plan, and Health History from day one of the child's first day/entry date in the program. This is used to develop this monthly plan.
What is a Individual Plan for each child?
500
At least 10% percent of enrollment opportunities are made available to these children who would benefit from EHS services regardless of income.
What is children with Disabilities?
500
In addition to involving parents in program policy-making and operations, we must provide parent involvement and education activities that are responsive to the ongoing and expressed needs of the parents, both as individuals and as members of a group. Other community agencies should be encouraged to assist in the planning and implementation of such programs.
What is Family & Community Partnerships?