Mental Health and Inclusion of Infants, Toddlers and Two's April 28, 2018 Keynote Resources National National Inclusion Webinar - Preschool Inclusion: What's the Evidence, What Gets in the Way, and What High-Quality Programs Look Like? www.ectacenter.org/~calls/2016/nationalinclusion.asp U.S Department Of Health And Human Services U.S Department Of Education Policy Statement On Inclusion Of Children With Disabilities In Early Childhood Programs www2.ed.gov/policy/speced/guid/earlylearning/joint-statement-full-text.pdf U.S Department Of Health And Human Services U.S Department Of Education Policy Statement On Expulsion And Suspension Policies In Early Childhood Settings www2.ed.gov/policy/gen/guid/school-discipline/policy-statement-ece-expulsions-suspensions.pdf The Head Start Center for Inclusion A federal program funded by the Office of Head Start Goal - Increase the competence, confidence and effectiveness of personnel in Head Start programs to include children with disabilities http://depts.washington.edu/hscenter/elo#elo https://eclkc.ohs.acf.hhs.gov/about-us/article/training-technical-assistance-centers Commonly Asked Questions about Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act www.ada.gov/childqanda.htm Case Law www.ada.gov/enforce_activities.htm www.ada.gov/beach-babies.htm www.ada.gov/pushmyswing.htm www.ada.gov/toddlers_n_tots.htm www.ada.gov/rocky-hill.htm www.ada.gov/apple-tree.htm New Jersey New Jersey Early Intervention System The New Jersey Early Intervention System (NJEIS), under the Division of Family Health Services, implements New Jersey's statewide system of services for infants and toddlers, birth to age three, with developmental delays or disabilities and their families www.nj.gov/health/fhs/eis/ NJ First Steps Program – Infant/Toddler training and technical assistance - Program for Infant Toddler Care (PITC) training modules include working with children with special needs Northern NJ: Programs for Parents, Inc - 973-744-4050, ext 1016 Central NJ: Community Coordinated Child Care of Union County - 973-923-1433, ext 108 Southern NJ: Southern Regional Child Care Resource Center - Atlantic – 609-365-5027 Sandra Sheard Consulting – Mental Health and Inclusion of Infants, Toddlers and Two's - April 28, 2018 NJ Map to Inclusive Child Care Team Resources for Including Children with Special Needs in Child Care Settings State agencies, organizations and county Resource and Referral Agencies www.njmapteam.org NJ Council for Young Children Infant-Child Health Committee (ICHC) of the NJ Council for Young Children (NJCYC) www.state.nj.us/education/ece/njcyc/committees/infant/ County Councils www.state.nj.us/education/ece/njcyc/county/ProgramLeads.pdf NJ Department of Education (DOE) - Learning Resource Centers – ages 3-5 The LRC staff provides in-service workshops, training institutes, statewide conferences, consultations, LRC orientations, and technical assistance to educators and parents of students with disabilities www.nj.gov/education/lrc/genfo.htm Grow NJ Kids – Quality Rating and Improvement System Grow NJ Kids Self-Assessment - Final - May 2015 www.grownjkids.com/Providers-Educators NJCIE – New Jersey Coalition for Inclusive Education NJCIE supports families and schools providing inclusive education http://njcie.org/16th-annual-summer-inclusion-conference/ http://njcie.org/wp-content/uploads/NJCIEs-Inclusion-Works-Parent-Manual-1.pdf Statewide Parent Advocacy Network (SPAN) Inclusion and Preschool www.spanadvocacy.org/sites/g/files/g524681/f/files/SPAN-INCLUSION-PRESCHOOL-Fact-SheetFINAL.pdf Center for Autism & Early Childhood Mental Health(CAECMH), Montclair University CAECMH was established in September 2011 offering professional development, education, clinical services and research in the areas of autism, infant and early childhood development and mental health www.montclair.edu/center-for-autism-and-early-childhood-mental-health/professionaldevelopmentformation/socio-emotional-formation-initiative-sefi/ Medication Administration Training The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) online medication administration training https://shop.aap.org/medication-administration-in-early-education-and-child-care/ Webinars on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders http://njaap.org/events/webinars/ Andrea Loftus, RN, BS, CCM, CCE - Lead Child Care Health Consultant, Central Jersey Family Health Consortium - aloftus@cjfhc.org Sandra Sheard Consulting – Mental Health and Inclusion of Infants, Toddlers and Two's - April 28, 2018 Materials Social Emotional Learning(SEL) CSEFEL - Pyramid Model for Supporting Social Emotional Competence in Infants and Young Children http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/training_infant.html http://csefel.vanderbilt.edu/resources/training_preschool.html NJ contact - https://www.montclair.edu/center-for-autism-and-early-childhood-mentalhealth/professional-developmentformation/socio-emotional-formation-initiative-sefi/ Conscious Discipline – positive supports for children www.consciousdiscipline.com local contact – Sandy Sheard- info@sandrasheardconsulting.org ICPS – Interpersonal Cognitive Problem Solving www.icanproblemsolve.info/program-overview/ local contact – Sandy Sheard- info@sandrasheardconsulting.org Promoting Social and Emotional Learning, Guidelines for Educators, Maurice J Elias et al Social & Emotional Development: Connecting Science and Practice in Early Childhood Settings Dave Riley The Nurtured Heart https://childrenssuccessfoundation.com/about-nurtured-heart-approach/ local contact – Charlene O'Brien cobrien@cfrmorris.org When Nothing Else Works-What Early Childhood Professionals Can Do To Reduce Challenging Behaviors, William DeMao www.freespirit.com/files/original/When-Nothing-Else-Works-preview-1.pdf Inclusion CARA's Kit: Creating Adaptations for Routines and Activities, by S.A Milbourne and P H Campbell local contact – Denise Hargrove-Bouyer, NJICCP – dbouyer@spanadvocacy.org Many Languages, One Classroom by Karen Nemeth Classroom activities for English Language Learners and that are appropriate for all types of learners The Preschool Inclusion Toolbox - How to Build and Lead a High-Quality Inclusion Program www.brookespublishing.com/resource-center/download-your-materials/online-materials-preschoolinclusion-toolbox/ Playing With Words 365 - www.playingwithwords365.com/ Ready, Sign, Go!, Using Sign Language to Promote Preschool Learning, HighScope Press Sandra Sheard Consulting – Mental Health and Inclusion of Infants, Toddlers and Two's - April 28, 2018 VSA - Start with the ARTS - an inclusive supplemental arts instructional program http://education.kennedy-center.org/education/vsa/resources/start_with_arts.cfm The Inclusive Early Childhood Classroom by Patti Gould and Joyce Sullivan Resource manual on how to adapt “regular” curriculum activities for children with special needs and create effective learning environments for all children Welcoming ALL Children: Creating Inclusive Childcare www.childhoodeducationmedia.com/products/welcoming-all-children-creating-inclusive-childcare www.iidc.indiana.edu/styles/iidc/defiles/ecc/welcomingallchildrenrevisededition2014.pdf Child Development Centers for Disease Control - (CDC) Parents, health professionals, educators, and others can work together as partners to help children grow up to reach their full potential www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/milestones-in-action.html videos www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html Printed milestones by month Zero to Three www.zerotothree.org/resources/520-from-baby-to-big-kid-parent-newsletter This parent e-newsletter offers science-based information on how children learn and grow each month from birth to age Text4Baby Text4baby is a free cell phone text messaging service for pregnant women and new moms Text messages are sent three times a week with information on how to have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby The text messages are timed to the pregnant woman’s due date or the baby’s date of birth www.cdc.gov/women/text4baby/index.htm www.text4baby.org/ Movement Active Play! By Diane H Craft Follow Me Too: A Handbook of Movement Activities for Three- To Five-Year-Olds by M Torbert Assessment The Classroom Assessment Scoring System™ (CLASS™) -CLASS- I CLASS -T The Classroom Assessment Scoring System is a tool for analyzing the quality of interactions in the classroom Can be used for self assessment – formal assessment requires trained assessors Ages & Stages Questionnaires, Third Edition (ASQ-3™) for developmental screening and ASQ: Social-Emotional, Second Edition (ASQ:SE-2™) for social-emotional screening Parent questionnaire used to help identify children who may need early intervention Sandra Sheard Consulting – Mental Health and Inclusion of Infants, Toddlers and Two's - April 28, 2018