Within or upon 30 days of enrollment, a current (within one year of occurrence) __________is due in the child’s file.

Within or upon 45 days of enrollment, sensory screenings _____________ are to be completed.

Within or upon 90 days of enrollment, all Head Start children should have completed a ______________ (within one year of occurrence), blood lead testing (if not completed on 12 or 24 months of age), hematocrit or hemoglobin screening, blood pressure, and height and weight screenings.

Step 1, Teachers must first wash their hands, Step 2 put on a glove while cleaning and removing dirty diapers; and Step 3 remove gloves before putting on clean clothes and diaper on child.

The following items will be verified at the center: There is a Disaster and First Aid Kits, all Medications are onsite with proper labeling (prescription) and authorizations on file; are in locked box, inaccessible to children.

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.'

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Mental Health Interventionist must observe a child, tally and review the results (and sign this) to determine if a referral for services is needed within 45 days from child's entry date.

You must meet with and have parents complete and sign the consent forms and meet with Disabilities Services Manager prior to making a referral to GGRC for special education.

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.

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.

Teachers/Case Managers, Site Directors and MHI must observe the child, review the child's Individual Family Needs and Assessment Plan, and Health History from day one of child's first day/entry date in the program.

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.

Family Advocates ensures the health forms necessary to complete the child’s file are completely filled with proper signature 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.

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 Family Needs and Assessment Plan and child's health history with the teacher before the child's starts in the program.

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.

Within or upon 90 days of enrollment, all Early Head Start children should have completed a dental exam within one year (if over 12 months of age), blood lead testing (at 12 months and 24 months of age as applicable), hematocrit or hemoglobin screening (at 7-9 months and 13-15 months as applicable, then annually from age 2 years), and length/height and weight screenings.

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).

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

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.

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.

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.

We serve 72 children and expecting families; 52 center based and 20 homebased