Reviews trends in service provision to children with special needs and demonstrates the research-based efficacy of early intervention in family-centered inclusive contexts in early educational and care settings. Argues that changing roles of early childhood teachers need to be strengthened, because teachers possess skills to coordinate and…

This response to a paper on teacher communication in cases of dual enrollment of preschool children in both early intervention and day care stresses the need for formal mechanisms to ensure collaborative planning and ongoing communication among the multiple adults involved in the child's day. (DB)

This article presents the policy option of public school-based child care in a broad context. Four questions are addressed: Why has the issue been raised? Who might be served? What types of programs might be offered? Where might they be housed? (IAH)

Part of a continuing feature on different aspects of early intervention that reviews resources that cost $50 or less, this article profiles six resources for the development of personnel and policies that support inclusion. The resources address childcare, preschool administration, and best practices in integration inservice training models. (CR)

This article describes a conceptual framework for developing a multifaceted, individualized treatment program for young children who stutter, their families, and their preschool or day-care staff. Suggestions are provided for reducing environmental demands through education, affective support, and behavior change facilitation. Direct therapy…

This response to a paper on teacher communication in cases of dual enrollment of preschool children in both early intervention and day care stresses a distinction between communication and collaboration, the importance of family permission and involvement in any cross-program communication network, and the responsibility of the early intervention…

Implemented a social-emotional intervention for at-risk 4-year-olds in seven day-care classes. Teachers were trained to perform activities associated with relationship building. Compared to children who did not experience the intervention, children who had it were observed showing decreases in negative emotion, greater involvement, and more…

This paper focuses on the integration of preschool children with moderate to profound disabilities in a day care center. The paper offers a rationale for day care integration, outlines best practice components, and describes a program which merged an early intervention program for children with disabilities with a community-based child care…

Argues that preschool intellectual enrichment is the key to closing the education achievement gap between children from minority and poor families and children from white middle-class families. Presents evidence that high quality child care contributes to school readiness. Discusses the emergence of education as one of the major issues in the 2000…

This paper highlights six issues to be faced by practitioners and others working in early intervention programs as they strive to meet parental expectations and achieve increased scientific respect and public acceptance. Issues discussed include the need to: (1) find an acceptable auspice and a nomenclature that communicates to everyone that…

The Smart Beginnings project in Arizona is designed to increase public awareness and parent education about early childhood development and family support resources. The program is intended to identify, link, establish, and expand a public/private family support system and improve the quality and increase availability of infant and toddler child…

Disadvantaged preschool children (N=57) attending a language-enriched day care program with a parent education component were found to use a greater proportion of high-quality topic manipulation skills than did children without language-enriched day care. No significant differences were found for structural complexity, semantic diversity, and…

Head Start has a long history of providing comprehensive child and family development services to low-income children and families. Noting that this history can serve as a model as early childhood and care programs work toward greater collaboration with other programs and agencies to improve child well-being and help move families toward…

This article considers the need for early intervention programs for Black and minority children and the problems inherent in seeking solutions within the public school setting. Several suggested safeguards for public school-based programs are offered, followed by a discussion of further action and research issues. (IAH)

This report documents the activities and outcomes of the 5-year model demonstration project AHEAD (At Home and At Day Care), a Utah program that is designed to deliver services to infants, toddlers, and young children (ages birth-3) with noncategorical disabilities. The program delivers services to the children and their caregivers in their…