...Lifelong Learning The Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities Program portion of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) addresses the area of the development of infants and toddlers with disabilities. The thought behind this program was to reduce educational costs by providing early intervention services to children with disabilities before they reach school age. The intention was to encourage the collaboration of agencies that provide health, education, and human services. The neural circuits which are a part of the brain that creates the foundation for learning, behavior, and health, are most susceptible to change during the first three years of life. In order to intercept and encourage the effectiveness of intervention, early diagnosis and identification is critical. Extreme poverty, abuse and neglect, or severe maternal depression leads to damage that can have a life time effect in learning, behavior, and physical and mental health. Intervention in these areas can provide education and resources for proper nutrition, health and mental health screenings. Positive early experiences strengthens the brain while early social and emotional development provides a firm foundation for the building of cognitive and language skills. (Goode, Diefondorf, and Colgan, 2011). Recognizing early childhood is a distinct period prime for intervention, IDEA requires all states and localities to develop a system of services to target this age group. This requirement is to...
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...difficulties in social interactions, verbal and nonverbal communications, and behavioral challenges can characterize autism spectrum disorder. The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has estimated the “1 and 68 children has been identified with an autism spectrum disorder and about 1 in 6 children aged 13-17 has developmental disability” (CDC, n.d.). Several children are not recognized to have a developmental disability until after entering grade school. The signs children that may not have been identified with developmental disability are shown when they have...
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...the organizational team, expanding boundaries, and informing the field through governance and open communication to other organizations and policy-makers. The imperatives have enabled HCZ to continue to focus and build upon its set vision of actively helping children while building a scalable and replicable model. Although we agree with this holistic approach, our analysis indicates that three major strategic issues exist that are hindering long term growth capitalization. The issues are: 1. HCZ is struggling to create a culture of effective measurement and analysis. They are plagued with information silos and technology gaps that make it difficult for program directors to create any significant actionable insights through the data. 2. HCZ’s ten year vision is to reach $46 million in revenues, serve 24,000 people, and expand to an area three times the size of its current zone. However, a growth strategy solely focused on zone expansion will not allow them to reach this vision. Tigist’s suggestion to reword: 2 HCZ’s growth strategy solely focused on zone expansion will prohibit 3. HCZ’s shift from a decentralized to centralized approach to managing their business has created challenges in reporting, implementation, knowledge sharing, accountability, trust, and leadership. The key issue HCZ faces is its zone based expansion strategy cannot sustain the revenue and people served objectives outlined within their ten year vision. Our horizontal...
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...effect on society that will ultimately repeat itself and create a pattern of issues that society will be forced to resolve in the future. It is my desire and personal goal to acknowledge each issue that many children face, label and prove it to be a awful disability, an find a realistic resolution to each issue addressed as a disability. According to the National Center for Children in Poverty, in the United States, 21 percent of children live in families with incomes below the federal poverty line. Although many of these families have working parents, low wages and unstable employment make it difficult to provide the necessary resources for proper childhood development. Not only does research indicate that poverty is a threat to a child's well-being, but it also affects his ability to learn. Regular attendance at school is important for educational success. Absenteeism has a negative affect on academic achievement in reading, math, and general knowledge. The NCCP has found that among poor children, chronic absenteeism in kindergarten predicts low achievement levels at the end of the fifth grade. Poor families' lack of resources such as transportation, food, and clothing may prevent children from attending school...
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...to choose a child-care center, family day-care home, or in your own home with a nanny can be a stressful decision. Nonparental care has been a topic of debate that has been around for years. The debate can come from how the child is effected, socially, cognitively, psychological and emotionally, will there be a positive impact or will there be a negative impact on the child's life. There are three different types of childcare. Child-Care center, Family Day-Care Homes, and In-Home care takers which is more commonly known as a nanny. The home may be the child's own home, a relative's (grandparent, aunt, etc.)home, or the home of an unrelated person such as a babysitter or nanny. Home care can include the simultaneous care of many children from many families. Home care is referred to as family date care even though the family may not be the child's own family. A home child care center features one care provider who is always with your child. She might have an assistant, but for the most part the provider is the same day after day. This builds a routine for your child, making the day care process easier on everyone. In a center, the providers in a particular room change frequently, which can lead to inconsistency in the routine. A home child care environment is more consistent because one person handles the situations every day (Grey, 2010). In 1998, the National Association for Family Day Care began a program for voluntary accreditation of family child-care homes. The...
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...Assignment 2 Directions: Diagnosis/Eligibility General Assessment Considerations The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (NECTAC) website is an excellent online resource that contains information regarding a national perspective on issues regarding young children (www.nectac.org). In their online publication nectac Notes no 27, Danaher, J. states “IDEA offers special provisions for states to identify children younger than school age who are eligible for special education and related services. In addition to the Part B disability categories used for school aged students, states may use Developmental Delay (DD) or a term of their choosing, for ages three through nine or a subset thereof according to their state criteria” (2011,January,no.27) Retrieved from: http://ectacenter.org/ ion. This online publication provides a summary table of Early Childhood Special Education Eligibility Criteria in the various states as well as the District of Columbia. The eligibility for the state of Ohio children for Preschool Disabilities services is to the age of 5 or enrollment into Kindergarten. In the state of Ohio and indicated in this publication the term of Developmental Delay (DD) is used for preschoolers with disabilities from the ages of three to five (2011, January, no.27 attachment 1). Retrieved from: http://ectacenter.org/ ion. The assessments my district administers to determine eligibility as a Preschooler with a Disability are the Brigance Child Inventory completed...
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...Comprehensive Proposal for the Development of an Early Childhood Education Program ECE 312: Administration of Early Childhood Education Programs April 22, 2013 Community Caregivers Child Care Center 4567 Untrue Lane Opelousas, La. 70570 337-012-3456 Hours of Operation: Monday- Friday 6:00 A.M – 7:00 P.M Providing quality child care for children ages birth-5 years old. Community Caregivers Child Care provides the community with quality child care that fits the schedule of any working parent. Children are served breakfast, lunch, and morning and afternoon snacks. Our caregivers prepare daily learning activities that will enhance the children’s learning and prepare them for Kindergarten. We focus on children’s health and well-being, safety, and fun learning. As a family oriented child care center, we provide an atmosphere where children are respected, staff is responsible, and parents are always welcome. We offer affordable rates, and for those who qualify, we do participate in the Child Care Assistance Program. Vision Statement: “We see ourselves as a well respected facility that is known for the respect and dedication given by our staff to the children and their families.” Mission Statement: “The Community Child Care Center provides children with a diverse, contented, protected, educating environment, promoting active learning. We are devoted to courteously advance children's social, emotional, and cognitive needs in order to build...
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...Name: Course: Instructor: Institution: Date: Harlem Children’s Zone Strategic Management The Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) was formerly known as the Rheedlen Centers for Children and Families. It has been facing management and strategy problems. Richard murphy started this organization with an intention to assist the idlers and those who had nothing to do in life in the Manhattan’s upper west side society. He also brought in other programs that were intended to help the less privileged in the society such as the homeless and the elderly. Geoffrey Canada, a dynamic leader brought HCZ rapid growth in the 1990s. Due to this growth this organization had to evaluate all the programs it was offering. The evaluation helps them to know in which program to concentrate their effort to maximize their productivity. As the organization grew, the need for this assessment became critical. This made the sustainability of the organizational growth a problem. The organization faced the management and strategy issue which also plagues other non-profit organizations. This is an important area that requires an effective resource allocation for the program to be sustainable. Any organization that lacks machinery to evaluate its programs, cannot know how effective those programs are or how productive they are in terms of delivering their objectives. This means that it cannot clearly demonstrate the commitment it has to its mission and it will be difficult for such an organization to secure long...
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...groups of muscles to sit, stand, walk, run, etc., keeping balance, and changing positions. • Fine motor: using hands and fingers to be able to eat, draw, dress, play, write, and do many other things. • Language: speaking, using body language and gestures, communicating, and understanding what others say. • Cognitive: Thinking skills including learning, understanding, problem-solving, reasoning, and remembering. • Social: Interacting with others, having relationships with family, friends, and teachers, cooperating, and responding to the feelings of others. Usually, there is an age range of several months where a child is expected to learn these new skills. Some skills need to be developed before new skills can be learned. For instance, children must learn to crawl before they can walk. If the normal age range fro walking is 9 to 15 months, and a child still isn’t walking by 20 months, this would be considered a developmental delay. Growth in each area of development is related to growth in the other areas. So if there is a difficulty in speech and language, it is likely to influence development in other areas such as social or cognitive development. It is important to identify developmental delays early so that treatment can minimize the effects of the problem. WHO DOES DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY AFFECT? In the...
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...rigorous explanation of many topics and concerns in strategic management. These concepts are clearly explained by citing various examples. Precisely the book deals with the following. • A strategic decision-making model based on the underlying process of environmental scanning, strategy formation, strategy implementation and evaluation and control. • Michael Porter’s approach to industry analysis and competitive strategy • Functional analysis and functional strategies. R & D and R & D strategies which emphasize the importance of technology to strategy and product-market decisions. • Executive leadership and succession, reengineering, total quality management, MBO and action planning. • Social responsibility in terms of its importance to strategic decision making. © www.hrfolks.com All Rights Reserved 2 Basics concepts of strategic management The study of strategic management Strategic management is the set of managerial decision and action that determines the long-run performance of a corporation. It includes environmental scanning (both external and internal), strategy formulation (strategic or long range planning), strategy implementation, and evaluation and control. The study of strategic management therefore emphasizes the monitoring and evaluating of external opportunities and threats in lights of a corporation’s strengths and weaknesses. Evolution of strategic management From his extensive work in the field, Bruce Henderson of the Boston Consulting Group concluded that...
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...taking a stand on Education for all Americans. While looking at the issues that are covered on the White House website, Education is one that speaks to the Constituent Public Policy type. Constituent Policies (Lowi, 1972, p.300) are intended to benefit the public generally or to serve the government. With regards to the issue of education, President Obama made it clear on the White House Website, that education is the key to obtaining future jobs. This issue will be beneficial to every child in America, because this starts with Early Childhood learning. This also includes childcare centers, Head Start programs, and Private Pre-K programs. Again providing something that the public will benefit from no matter what the family’s economic status is. Now The Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership will give those kids from birth to age 3, the opportunity to learn at an early age. The families that are able to benefit from this Partnership are those lower...
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...Non-Parental Childcare Paper Jonnathan Estrada Ashford University SOC 312 Child Family & Society Bridget Morales April 09, 2012 In the past half century, there has been a dramatic increase of mothers who have entered the workforce as women have taken on expanding roles in their occupations accompanying the men in our society (Marshall, 2004). In today’s society, it is very common that both parents take on the role of being a breadwinner, seeking a higher education and pursuing their career dreams. This has contributed to the 60 percent of children ages 0-6 and the 50 percent of children ages 6- 14 who receive part time or full time alternative childcare other than from their parents. (Berns, 2010). These statistics have raised questions to researchers as to whether or not children in a day care setting are at any advantages or disadvantages because they spend so much of their time outside of the home. In this paper I will explore the 3 different kinds of non-parental childcare and analyze the influences it may have on a child’s psychological, social and cognitive development. In many situations, a relative, friend, baby sitter or even a nanny may come into the home to take care of a child (Berns, 2010). This setting is commonly mixed between family members who are available such as grandparents who are no longer working and have the time to care for the children...
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...are proud of our growth to include six centers around the Rochester area. Generation Child Care, Inc. mission is to offer high quality care to children no matter what their social economic status to help families balance numerous responsibilities. Generations Child Care, Inc. is a child care centers that provides safe, supportive environment where children the ages six weeks to five year old can learn through play and engagement. Our nurturing staff members implement specialized training program called a Child Development Associate as well as staff with advance degrees in education. Moreover, Generations Child Care, Inc. sustain the quality guidelines of National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA). The NECPA standards exceed New York Office of Child and Family Services. The program curriculum specialize in linking instruction to meet the needs of individual children and provide a framework for ongoing professional development. Generations Child Care provides an excellent program to enrich a child’s life by delivering a positive and rewarding experience for every child regardless of financial constraints. In addition, families with financial challenges also have bus transportation available for children as young as six weeks. Generations Child Care accepts Department of Social Services funding, private pay, and scholarships. Generations Child Care offers a forum that brings about diversity and equity education with children, and families. Our environment...
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...INTRODUCTION The budget is the financial expression of the project and should accurately reflect the costs of the proposed research/education/service program. The budget justification provides the sponsor agency and reviewers of the application with information such as why costs are programmatically necessary and how they are calculatced. Reviewers will analyze the financial data to determine if the proposed costs are allocable to the program, allowable under federal cost principles or non-federal sponsor guidelines (whichever is applicable), reasonable and treated consistently by the institution and similar organizations. When the University receives an award, the approved budget items become part of the agreement between the University and the sponsor. Only those costs that are included in the budget or re-budgeted costs allowed by the sponsor should be directly charged to the award. If the cost requires prior institutional and/or sponsor approval after the award is made, the approval must be secured before the cost is incurred. Therefore, it is important to develop a budget that will enable the PI to fulfill all of the programmatic requirements of the project. A budget and budget justification must be provided for: • Proposed direct costs • Proposed cost share • Estimated program income, including projected revenue and expenditures • Facilities and Administration (F&A or Indirect Costs) FUNDING SOURCES One of the first steps in developing a budget is...
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...FAMILY INVOLVEMENT MAKES A DIFFERENCE EVIDENCE THAT FAMILY INVOLVEMENT PROMOTES SCHOOL SUCCESS FOR EVERY CHILD OF EVERY AGE Harvard Family Research Project Harvard Graduate School of Education HARVARD FAMILY RESEARCH PROJECT NO. 1 in a series SPRING 2006 Family Involvement IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION The family seems to be the most effective and economical system for fostering and sustaining the child’s development. Without family involvement, intervention is likely to be unsuccessful, and what few effects are achieved are likely to disappear once the intervention is discontinued.1 —Urie Bronfenbrenner This brief is dedicated to Urie Bronfenbrenner (1917–2005) whose pioneering research influenced the work of Harvard Family Research Project. Introduction Family involvement matters for young children’s cognitive and social development. But what do effective involvement processes look like, and how do they occur? This research brief summarizes the latest evidence base on effective involvement—that is, the research studies that link family involvement in early childhood to outcomes and programs that have been evaluated to show what works. The conceptual framework guiding this research review is complementary learning. Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) believes that for children and youth to be successful from birth through adolescence, there must be an array of learning supports around them. These learning supports...
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