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Center for Inclusive Child Care’s Inclusion Consultation and Support
Services provide support to childcare and school-age care
providers, enabling them to successfully include and retain children with
special needs and those with challenging behaviors into their community
childcare programs. Services include consultation, resource research and
referral support, observation and staff development.
TARGET POPULATION AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
- Children with special needs including those with
challenging behaviors and/ or mental health disorders and participate in
childcare and school-age care.
- Eligibility criteria for consultation is flexible to
include any child who is identified by the provider or parent as
demonstrating challenges in participation or retention in the childcare
program.
- Children can be in early childhood programs, family
childcare or school-age care.
- Targeted children are those who are demonstrating
challenges in succeeding in their childcare program or have been
discharged from previous programs due to behaviors.
- Programs caring for children with special needs with a
desire to provide high quality services.
SERVICES
- Consultation to childcare and school-age care providers
- Referral support in finding care or determining best
placement options
- Identifying needs and resources for staff development
and education
REFERRAL PROCEDURE
Referrals may be received from parents, childcare providers or professional
staff or CCR&R Staff. Contact Dea at 612-998-0409 or email
dea@fraser.org to refer a
child, family or program to these services. The Childcare Support
Coordinator works with the local CCR&R, the childcare or school-age care
provider and family to determine child and provider needs and initiates
service or supports. Referrals may be forwarded to local consultants or
trainers.
FUNDING SOURCES
Services may be supported by CICC’s Child Care and Development Block Grant
funds, although alternate sources may be researched upon referral.
If you are interested in finding out more about the CICC
Consultant Services please
contact me
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