CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES It is the goal of Logan County Universal Pre-K to promote healthy development of children in collaboration with the parents using a timely and systematic approach. The health and developmental concerns of children will be addressed through open communication with parents. Parents will provide proof of a health and dental screening for their child within thirty days from child’s entry date and within 12 months of last health check. If needed, the Health Services Manager will schedule health and dental screenings at designated locations within thirty calendar days of the first day of a child’s attendance. If necessary, transportation will be provided. After each screening, a Family Development Facilitator will notify parents in writing of any health or dental concerns. The letter will further state any necessary follow-up treatment. If needed, the Health Services Manager and the Health & Family Development Facilitators will help the parents to make the follow-up appointments and provide transportation. The Creative Curriculum Developmental Continuum will provide educational information for meeting developmental guidelines in the areas of social/emotional, physical health, cognitive and language/literacy. The assessment utilized will be the WV Early Learning Reporting System (ELRS) and will occur three times per year. Ages & Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional (ASQ) is an assessment tool geared towards identifying children at risk for developmental or emotional delays resulting from medical and environmental factors. Each ASQ has a set of 30 developmental questions designed to be completed by parents and teaching staff at the start of the school year. The questions are divided into five areas: communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving and personal-social, with overall section addressing general parental concerns. If the screening process at any time identifies children who need to be referred for more assessments, parents will be notified and a conference will be scheduled with the school and
CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES It is the goal of Logan County Universal Pre-K to promote healthy development of children in collaboration with the parents using a timely and systematic approach. The health and developmental concerns of children will be addressed through open communication with parents. Parents will provide proof of a health and dental screening for their child within thirty days from child’s entry date and within 12 months of last health check. If needed, the Health Services Manager will schedule health and dental screenings at designated locations within thirty calendar days of the first day of a child’s attendance. If necessary, transportation will be provided. After each screening, a Family Development Facilitator will notify parents in writing of any health or dental concerns. The letter will further state any necessary follow-up treatment. If needed, the Health Services Manager and the Health & Family Development Facilitators will help the parents to make the follow-up appointments and provide transportation. The Creative Curriculum Developmental Continuum will provide educational information for meeting developmental guidelines in the areas of social/emotional, physical health, cognitive and language/literacy. The assessment utilized will be the WV Early Learning Reporting System (ELRS) and will occur three times per year. Ages & Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional (ASQ) is an assessment tool geared towards identifying children at risk for developmental or emotional delays resulting from medical and environmental factors. Each ASQ has a set of 30 developmental questions designed to be completed by parents and teaching staff at the start of the school year. The questions are divided into five areas: communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving and personal-social, with overall section addressing general parental concerns. If the screening process at any time identifies children who need to be referred for more assessments, parents will be notified and a conference will be scheduled with the school and