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Tulare Country of Office Education is funded through the California Department of Education programs such as Head Start, Early Head Start, and Migrant Head Start by  2007. The early education, development, and child care programs offered by Tulare County Office of Education – Early Childhood Education Program serve children ages 0 through 12 years. Once a child reaches his/her 13th birthday, services will no longer be provided for the child unless the child has an exceptional need requiring on-going adult supervision documented through an Individualized Education Plan (IEP). Individualized Education Program

There are few things that I noticed working in the Head Start program as far as student engagement and assessments found throughout the program. Educators are instructed to follow the DRDP. Which is an assessment of instrument reflecting the child's learning, development, and progress during the transitional kindergarten/ kindergarten year?

And if there's any questions or concerns regarding behavior, services, early childhood and parent involvement there's a staff development opportunity calendar that provides training on any given topic with support.

Brochure of Mental Health Services in IEP: http://www.tcoe.org/Special/BHSbrochure.pdf

Calendar website: http://www.tulareselpa.org/PDFs/StaffDev%202016-17_Letter%20Sz_08-12-16.pdf

Getting to Know

Children poverty and social protection

Children should be protected from poverty, especially in the early stage of life. Perhaps if a child is exposed to poverty issues, they might experience through adult life. In fact, poverty issues can be passed on from generation to generation without proper education. UNICEF is working to more fully understand how and where children are experiencing poverty, to allow a more nuanced set of policy responses in national mechanisms such as poverty-reduction strategies. (UNICEF).

Global Studies on child poverty addresses the health, education, and protection needed for children living with poor vulnerable households, unsure circumstances and disadvantaged communities. Networking with other countries to help educate young children and family members strategies, programs to overcome poverty lifestyle. With support from a number of experts and international research centers, the social policy and economic analysis unit in UNICEF's division of policy and planning created a comprehensive Global Study Guide to help carry out the study in each participating country. (UNICEF).

Website: UNICEF (http://www.unicef.org/socialpolicy/index_childpoverty.html)

Making a connection with Tulare County

Tulare County Office Education programs offer services for children ages 0 to 5 and beyond by empowering family members through education. Educational Services such as Nutrition, Health, Social Services, services for children with special needs, Mental Health services and preparing them (young children) for School Readiness. Although, Tulare County Office location is striving to break the vicious cycle of poverty in Visalia, California through education services and programs listed above. Providing a well-balanced  educational experience for young children and family members that may be affected by poverty.

The following PowerPoint presentation was presented by Alicia Franco focus on positive outcomes of family engagement and working together.
 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B14XMLppwlOJWmhXalpCUXlkX3Njd0VuY1RIajhaVkc0OEJZ/view?usp=sharing

I want to thank Alicia Franco for our wonderful conversation regarding families and poverty issues. Also, a special thank you for sharing your presentation with young educators in the field of Early Childhood awareness.

Tulare County Mission

Tulare County Early Childhood Programs, his partner with families and communities, improving the lives of children by providing quality facilities and in child development.

Head Start is a federal program that provides the School Readiness of children ages birth to 5 years old from low-income. Building relationships of cognitive, social and emotional development throughout the centers of Head Start.

Head Start programs provide learning atmospheres for children's growth

• Language and literacy
• Cognition and general knowledge
• Social and emotional development in other opportunities

Alicia Franco, employee (Tulare Office of Education) job title Family Engagement shared some interesting strategies for teachers/parent engagement presented in the video below.

Tulare County Office of Education Head Start program believes in developing a positive relationship with teachers/parents, families and the community.

Head Start parents and family engagement outlooks

1. Family's well-being: Parents and families are safe, healthy and have increasing Financial Security.
2. Positive parents child relationship: Parents and guardians should have a healthy or warm relationship regarding for child's growth.
3. Families as lifelong education: Parents and families observe, guide, promote and participate in everyday learning opportunity at home, school or in the community.
4. Families as Learners: Parents and families should share their own learning interest of education, training and other experience that support lifelong goals.
5. Family Engagement in Transitions: Parents and family support should advise their children to learn and development transition of new learning atmosphere including home and schools' environment.
6. Families connected to peers and community: Parents and families should connect with peers and mentors from surrounding areas can build a positive network.
7. Families as advocates and leaders: Parents and families participated in leadership development, decision-making, programs policy development or community and state organization activities to improve children's development and learning experiences.

The following videos segments is an overview of the importance of child development involvement with teachers engagement and other opportunities with families.

Every opportunity: https://youtu.be/VxyxywShewI

Tulare County Office of Education

Child Care Program (Head Start)

Muang Saechao

msaechao@cc.tcoe.org

559-651-3026

http://www.4kidscare.tcoe.org/HowToApply.shtm

Expanding Horizons and Expanded Resource

Expanding Horizons

Expanding Horizons promotes ongoing issues of global exchange and ideas with children facing diversity situations. Organizations such as world famous radio page and broadcast conversations share insights of Early Childhood professional around the world.

Recent studies found it on the global Foundation of children website, provides actions of what we can do, grants, getting involved, blog and multimedia information. This website allows a person around the world to stay connected with current issues concerning early childhood. An issue that inspire me to seek for more awareness was “getting kids out of work and into the classroom” by Eva Miller.

An estimated 168 million children work globally, 85 million of whom are in hazardous work. (The Global Fund for Children). Family members and children oppressed to working rather than providing opportunities for their child education. Living in the United States, Child Labor Act prohibit children to work, especially in harsh conditions. (No brakes, hazardous working environment, forced to work and many other conditions)

Friends of Haiti, Port-au-Prince country capital help support rural  families opportunities for better housing, better lifestyles, food and opportunities of education. I'm thankful to come across a variety of countries in the field of Early Childhood issues and trends.

Expanding local resources

Tulare County Office of Education provides Opportunities to understand local and state affairs in and around the area Visalia California. Early childhood programs such as State preschool and Head Start are available to the local community to seek resources, issue and trend.

The Tulare County Early Childhood Education Vision is to provides children and families quality comprehensive services, tools and skills that build overall success in school and throughout life.

The Tulare County Early Childhood Education Mission are partnership with families and community, improves the lives of children by providing quality comprehensive child development services which include: education, health, nutrition and mental health.

The Tulare County Early Childhood Philosophy believes We, the staff and providers of Early Childhood Education, are committed to providing the very best care possible for each child enrolled in the program.

The Tulare County Office of Education has an abundance of resources available in and around the Visalia, CA area. Julie Berk working in the office as an administrator, which I plan ask more question about Early Childhood programs issues and trends.

Julie Berk

Administrator

559-651-3022 ext: 202

jberk@cc.tcoe.org

Reference

The Global Fund for Children: An organization which provides capital to communities worldwide to improve the lives of children.

http://www.globalfundforchildren.org/