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All children need a rich early childhood, richness accessible to them: their special gifts and special needs.

“The child’s mode of being in the world is such that the world becomes an invitation. It is things in the beckoning world that invite the child, that awaken his curiosity, that invoke…him to make sense of that multitude of experiences lying beyond; in short to become, through his play, both an actor and a meaning maker” (Suransky, 1982, p. 39).

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Due to the storms we had last night and the anticipation of more to come later this week, I wanted to take a minute to remind everyone of the Bureau of Child Care’s policies regarding loss of electricity and home and fence repair:

Public Water Source & Sewage

If a facility losses electricity, as long as their water and sewage are working properly, they can stay in the building until parents arrive to pick up children. Parents should be notified right away so that they can make a decision on whether to leave the children or come and get them. The facility cannot do food clean up without hot water and must use disposable dishes and utensils. If power is not back on by the next day, the facility cannot reopen.

Private Water Source & Sewage

If the facility is on a well and a public water source, the facility must contact parents within 2 hours to pick up their children. If power is not back on by the next day, the facility cannot reopen.

If you lose power overnight and power is not restored by morning, you cannot open.

If your home has structural damage, please contact me. If your home has structural damage, you cannot open until it is repaired and I may need to come out and approve it before it reopens. Structural damage would include a tree falling on the house.

Do not allow the children to play in a play yard if it contains hazards. If a tree falls across your fence, please remove the tree and repair the fence. Repair the fence safely and quickly. The excuse that you’re waiting for the insurance company to come out is not acceptable.

If a situation arises and you’re not sure what to do, then please call your licensing consultant.

Thanks,

Ronald Doyon
State of Indiana, Bureau of Child Care

THE EASE OF MOVING

FROM LEVEL 2 to 3

HOMES

Training Hours

~ Level 2 requires 50% of staff to have 15 clock hours of educational or in-service training and 45 clock hours towards a CDA for the lead caregiver

~ Level 3 requires 20 clock hours of educational or in-service training and 60 clock hours towards a CDA

Policy & Procedures

~ Level 2 requires approximately 21 policies & procedures to be in place

~ Level 3 requires 1 additional policy, “Special Needs Policy”

Additional Requirements

~ To obtain level 3 status, providers need only to complete the following:

~ Annual program evaluations by the families served

~ Written curriculum with lesson plans that are linked to the Foundations and you program’s

philosophy & goals

~ Orient staff and make families aware of your curriculum

~ Show your child observation tool for gathering information to support children’s development

~ Display children’s artwork at the child’s eye-level

CENTERS & MINISTRIES

Training Hours and Education

~ Level 2 requires 50% of staff to have 15 clock hours of educational or in-service training and 25% of staff to have 45 clock hours towards a CDA or a current CDA or higher early childhood

certificate

~ Level 3 requires 50% of staff to have 20 clock hours of educational or in-service training and 50 % of staff to have 60 clock hours towards a CDA or a current CDA or higher early childhood

certificate

Policy & Procedures

~ Level 3 requires 1 additional policy, “Special Needs Policy”

Additional Requirements

~ To obtain level 3 status, providers need only to complete the following:

~ The Lead Teacher receives paid planning time

~ Annual program evaluations by the families and staff

~ Strategic planning is completed including annual evaluation and long range planning

~ Written curriculum with lesson plans that are linked to the Foundations and your program’s

philosophy & goals

~ Orient staff and make families aware of your curriculum

~ Show your child observation tool for gathering information to support children’s development

~ Display children’s artwork at the child’s eye-level

Do you have a child or children in your care with an IEP who are having a CCC and the parents have invited you to be part of the committee that is talking about the LEA and the LRE for the child and all of a sudden you just want to say “WAIT! What are you saying?”

The world of education can quickly become full of acronyms and letters that sometimes need to be deciphered. The following are some of high occurrence acronyms.


ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ASD - Autism Spectrum Disorder
EI - Early Intervention (First Steps)
ESL - English as a Second Language
FAPE - Free, appropriate, public education
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IDEA-Part C - Programs for infants and toddlers with special needs
IEP - Individualized Education Program
IFSP - Individualized Family Service Plan
LD - Learning Disability
LEA - Local Education Agency (local school district)
LRE - Least Restrictive Environment
OT - Occupational Therapy
PDD - Pervasive Development Disorder
PBS - Positive Behavior Supports
PLOP - Present Levels Of Performance
PT - Physical Therapy
SLP - Speech Language Pathologist
SPD - Sensory Processing Disorder
TOR - Teacher Of Record

Hopefully as you are reviewing any IEPs or IFSPs of the children in your care, you will now be able to decipher some of the alphabet soup that you may see.

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