Programs establish community relationships that support children and their families.
Entry
DELACARE Regulations for Early Care and Education and School- Age Centers:
23. Center Policies- Parent/Guardian
39. Enrollment
Emerging
- Program leaders and educators are knowledgeable about the importance of seamless transitions for young children and families.
- Program has a policy that states how they partner with families during transition processes.
- Program ensures that families exiting the program are connected to community resources and supports that facilitate the transition to the next setting.
Developing
- Program has working relationships and routinely communicate with community agencies and settings that serve their children and families (e.g. programs that both “send and receive” children)
- Program routinely shares information with families about other programs in the community that may be involved in children’s transition (e.g. school district information)
- Program routinely follows up with families after they exit the program to “check in.”
Advanced
- Program partners to plan transitions to meet the individualized needs of young children and their families (timing is flexible).
- Program partners with other agencies/schools in their communities to plan and implement transition activities (e.g., cross-site visitation, shared PD, videos of new environments, etc).
Entry
DELACARE Regulations for Early Care and Education and School- Age Centers:
23. Center Policies- Parent/Guardian Handbook
25. Substitutes, Volunteers, and Contracted Special Services Persons
42. Documenting Children’s Progress
44. Observation
Emerging
- Program staff are knowledgeable and maintain updated information on community resources that respond to the needs of children in the program.
- Program has a policy that addresses community relationships, community resources, referrals, and implementation.
- Program provides information about community agency supports and referral systems in families’ home language to the extent possible/available.
Developing
- Program develops partnerships with early intervention and school districts, teachers, and families to meet the needs of individual children with disabilities.
- Program routinely makes referrals to meet the needs of children.
- Program maintains relationships with community agencies that extend/expand the curriculum and support high quality practice.
- Program supports diversity in engaging with local community agencies.
- Program partners with community agencies to maintain current information about community resources and activities and share this information with families.
Advanced
- Program actively partners with schools and Child Development Watch to plan and implement IEPs/IFSPs to meet the needs of young children with disabilities.
- Program develops formalized relationships/agreements with partnering agencies.
- Program actively participates in community-wide efforts to improve the well-being of young children.
Entry
DELACARE Regulations for Early Care and Education and School- Age Centers:
20. Positive Behavior Management
66. Emergency Planning
68. Field Trips and Program Outings
Emerging
- Program staff are knowledgeable and maintain updated information on community resources that respond to the needs of families in the program.
- Program has a policy that addresses community relationships, community resources, referrals, and implementation.
- Program provides information about community agency supports and referral systems in families’ home language to the extent possible/available.
- Program collects information from parents on what is important for family well- being.
Developing
- Program maintains connections with community agencies that assist the program in supporting family education, family as the child’s first teacher, and overall family well-being.
- Program partners with community agencies to maintain current information about community resources and activities and share this information with families.
- Program routinely provides referrals to meet the needs of families.
- Program supports diversity in engaging with local community agencies.
Advanced
- Program develops formalized relationships/agreements with family service partnering agencies.
- Program actively participates in community-wide efforts to improve the well-being of families.
- Program supports staff in understanding, expertise and practices regarding family well-being.
