Education
What curriculums do we use?
Creative Curriculum
Conscious Discipline
Safety Sam
45 days
Where do we document attendance, meal counts, health screenings, incidents, accidents, family meetings, and communication?
Child Plus
What's Active Supervision?
The 3 C's : Count, Communicate, Confirm
in / out boards
Transportation Agreements
Names / Pictures on everything
Attendance, Sign in/out Sheets
Maintaining a high teacher to child ratio
What do you do if a child seems to be / is not feeling well in your classroom?
Take temperature
Call a manager & talk about symptoms
Isolate child if applicable
What supports are available for teachers, both web based and RPC HS staff?
Teaching Strategies -- web based support / ideas
Professional Development & Instructional Leader
Infant Toddler Specialist
Social Emotional Specialist & Coaches
Child Development Specialists
Site Managers
What screenings do we do?
Vision & Hearing
Height & Weights
How do we communicate with families?
Daily Sheets
Through family advocate
Phone calls
Pick up / Drop off
Home visits / Parent Teacher Conferences
Newsletters
Class Dojo
What safety drills do we run regularly?
Fire, tornado, earthquake, active shooter, soft/hard lock down, missing child, Building evacuation
How did we communicate with families during the 2020-21 COVID closure
Emails / text / calls / postal mail
Zoom
Class dojo
Outdoor visits
Reopening plan to all with video to match
How does staff use data to individualize their lessons and activities?
DISP reports
ASQ / ASQ SE scores
documentation
IFSP/IEP Goals
Parent-Focused Goals
Gold Objectives
What's the name of our food program? What meals do we serve?
CACFP
Breakfast
Lunch
Snack
What is an In-Kind and what do we use them for?
A document that displays parent involvement or donations (act of service) for our program such as homework, pick up/drop off, meetings, donation of clothes.
We use in-kinds as a financial asset for our program. We receive a sum of money for every minute that families and people in our community donate their time / resources to our program.
What day to day tools do we use to keep us all safe?
Cameras
Checking ID's
Locked doors
Family Advocate Daily Check-Ins
Temperature checks
Posting of allergies / health concerns
Site Playground and Building Monitoring / Checklist
Pest Control
What daily strategies have we implemented daily to combat COVID?
Face masks
daily temperature checks
no visitors
scrubs
Hand sanitizer & wipes through out building
Virtual platforms when applicable
Enhanced exclusion policy
Additional Cleaning Requirements
Social Distancing
Outdoor drop off / pick up
Staggered start dates
Daily Laundry
What is the EHS to HS transition process?
Start 6 months prior to child's third birthday. Communicate with teachers, management, family advocates, and family about child's transition
Rescreening of ASQ / ASQ SE ON 3rd Birthday
Family enrolls child in to HS program
Slowly visit the classroom for familiarity over a 2 week period
Family focus meeting for all parties involved.
If family does not qualify, child is switched to a 6hr schedule (if applicable) or to home-based childcare.
Child can remain in EHS room post 3rd birthday for 3 months.
How do we promote oral / nutritional health?
Teeth brushing (daily) (pre-Covid)
Smile Healthy Clinics
Nutritional referrals
Monthly Smile Healthy Visits
Teeth Brushing incorporated in lesson plans
In what ways can families be involved in our program?
Policy Council
Parent Cafe
Volunteer in classroom (pre-Covid)
Family / Parent Nights
Donations / In-Kinds
Parent Teacher Conferences & Home Visits
Staff Children
What paperwork do we use to ensure continuous monitoring of health & safety?
Medication Administration Paperwork
Attendance sheets
Temperature sheets
Playground Daily Monitoring Checklist
Site Monthly Checklist
First Aid Checklist
Classroom Cleaning Checklist
Kitchen Monitoring Checklist
Health & Safety Binder
What additional services (besides virtual learning) did we offer for the 2020-21 school year regarding COVID?
Food baskets / Diapers / Activity Packets
Homelessness resources
Rental Assistance / utilities
EFMLA-Covid (For staff)
PPE
In what ways do we prepare children & their families for Kindergarten transition? (Kindergarten Readiness)
Teachers communicate with families, family advocates, and school district to confirm which school child will attend elementary school.
In a non-Covid year, child will visit the school and teacher to learn about classroom, school, and what to expect.
Kindergarten readiness -- work on needed skills all year, send home kindergarten readiness packets, WILL books, and calendar activities.
What do we use conscious discipline for?
It is our social emotional curriculum
Tool to help with manage behaviors, and help building coping strategies with trauma
Helps regulate us and our kids bodies
What resources are available in the community and through RPC / Head Start to families?
CCRS
WIC
SMILE HEALTHY
LIHEAP
Weatherization
Workforce Development
Food banks
Diaper Banks
Rental Assistance
CUPHD
FOP
What safety trainings are staff required to have?
CPR / First Aide
Food handlers
Mandated Reporter
Bloodborne Pathogens / Preventing Infectious Diseases
Medication Administration
Back Safety
SIDS/Shaken baby
What did virtual learning look like?
Daily video lessons targeting developmental areas
Weekly Material packets
Weekly Check in with families
Class dojo & Kindles for families