Sheelagh Lucas

SPED 435

These children often receive their services in their homes or their preschools

They include Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Pathology, and Preschool Education Services

These are aimed to teach the child in the Least Restrictive Environment

Children in preschool have

unique needs. They require

additional aid in different

ways than their elementary

counterparts. Many of the

typically functioning

children in preschool are

still developing social skills

and fine and gross motor

skills. Early Childhood

Intervention is aimed at

ensuring the right amount

of aid is given to children in

this age bracket.

Some children are

developmentally delayed

in ways that the just

need a “springboard” to

function typically.

Children who receive

early childhood services

are more likely to obtain

typically functioning

abilities and require

fewer services in

elementary school.

The goals of Early Childhood Nebraska….Children can be receiving some services through age eight. Due to certain guidelines of assessment, children can hold verifications from early childhood, such as a Developmental Delay, until that age.

•develop high quality environments for young children;

•promote equitable access to inclusive programs and services

for all children from birth through age eight;

•facilitate state and community partnerships that address

the needs of young children and their families; and,

•provide professional development, technical assistance

and resources for personnel in early childhood care and

education settings

Early

childhood has

been a long

recognized

age for

educational

need.

1658 - John Amos Comenius, known as the Father of Modern Education and was the first to recognize that the play of childhood was learning, produced the first children's picture book, "The World Illustrated"

1837 - Children's Garden (Kindergarten) started in Germany by Friedrich Froebe

1854 - The Nursery School for

Children of Poor Women was opened

in cooperation with Children's

Hospital of New York City.

1873 - First public school

kindergarten started in St. Louis.

1926 - National Association for the

Education of Young Children is

founded. Now over 100,000

members and 400 affiliates.

1964 - Head Start is funded by the

Economic Opportunites Act

HEAD START

In January of 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared The War on Poverty in his State of the Union speech. Shortly thereafter, Sargent Shriver took the lead in assembling a panel of experts to develop a comprehensive child development program that would help communities meet the needs of disadvantaged preschool children. In the summers of 1965 and 1966, the Office of Economic Opportunity launched an eight-week Project Head Start. In 1969, under the Nixon administration, Head Start was transferred from the Office of Economic Opportunity to the Office of Child Development in the U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare. Dr. Edward Zigler, who had served on the planning committee to launch Project Head Start, was appointed Director of the Office of Child Development. In 1977, under the Carter administration, Head Start began bilingual and bicultural programs in about 21 states. Seven years later, in October 1984 under the Reagan administration, Head Start’s grant budget exceeded $1 billion. In September of 1995, under the Clinton administration, the first Early Head Start grants were given and in October of 1998, Head Start was reauthorized to expand to full-day and full-year services.

•1985 - National Academy of Early Childhood Programs is established by NAEYC

•for voluntary accreditation of center based programs.

•1988 - The U.S. Department of Education establishes Even Start, a parent education/literacy program.

•1990 - Child Care and Development Grant is enacted.

•2001 - The No Child Left Behind Act bill is passed.

The effects of the legislation are beginning to be felt in preschools because policy makers believe that an early start on developing academic skills will help children reach the standards they are expected to achieve in elementary school. They hope also that an early introduction to academics will reduce the gap in achievement between children from economically disadvantaged and more advantaged homes. Preschool teachers are accordinglybeing pressured to begin teaching children the basic academic skills that are assessed under NCLB. -

2013 - President

Obama called on

Congress to

expand access to

high-quality

preschool to every

child in America,

called The

Preschool for All

initiative.

More preschools are being budgeted into public elementary schools.

More families who fall between the gap of Head Start and Private Preschools can afford early childhood.

More children are receiving early childhood services which helps them throughout life

Early childhood education has a direct link to furthering education past high school.

http://www.education.ne.gov/oec/

http://www.childcarelounge.com/articles/milestones.php

http://cepa.stanford.edu/content/no-child-left-behind-comes-preschool