resources for young children

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Here is a resource for parents struggling with finding out what services

their very young child may qualify for and how it is delivered:

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State Early Childhood Technical Assistance Systems

> To support the full implementation of the early childhood programs of IDEA

> (Part B, Section 619 and Part C) states have developed state technical

> assistance systems, that is, the capacity to assist their local programs

> and communities in some or all of the following ways:

> to meet the specific needs of local agencies or individuals

> to help assure that public policies are implemented appropriately and

> effectively

> to assist others in adopting or adapting specific innovations or practices

> to provide information and resources on selected topics or issues These

> state TA systems are a vital part of the national effort to improve

> outcomes for young children with disabilities and their families, and by

> sharing descriptive and comparative information about them, NECTAS hopes to:

> increase national awareness of state early childhood TA systems

> create ways for state early childhood TA systems personnel to communicate

> effectively with each other and use each other as resources

> promote increased understanding of state TA system design features and

> current practices Descriptions of each state early childhood TA system

> include its TA clients; design and operations; relation to the state CSPD

> Plan and monitoring; evaluation; and, contact information. Additional state

>

Hope this helps somebody, i got it off another list I am on !

-TEXAS BIPOLAR ADVOCACY

Stepmom to C- 13yo

Stepmom to A- 11yo

Stepmom to V- 7yo

Biomom to D- 1 yr old !!

Pregnant with another one !!!

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