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edback: Ch
hild Care and Develo
opment Fund (CCDF)) Plan for SStates and
Novemberr 22, 2010
Territories, N
The Natio
onal Professsional Develo
opment Center on Inclussion (NPDCI) is working with states to
ensure th
hat early childhood pracctitioners are
e highly effeective in supp
porting the d
developmen
nt
and learn
ning of everyy young child
d, including those with ddiverse abilitties. As a naational centeer
that focu
uses on profe
essional devvelopment and inclusionn, we have provided som
me suggestio
ons
related to
o inclusion o
of young children with d
disabilities annd professio
onal development.
Inclusion
n
We are vvery pleased with the nu
umerous wayys in which cchildren with
h special neeeds are inclu
uded
within th
he CCDF plan
n. We do havve a few add
ditional ideass for more systematicallly and
intention
nally incorpo
orating children with spe
ecial needs innto this document.
Define “child
D
ren with spe
ecial needs” or refer stattes to their sstate’s eligib
bility categorries
fo
or special ne
eeds. The terrm special needs can be ambiguous. We suggesst using the tterm
ch
hildren with disabilities or adding a footnote sp ecifying thatt the term special needss
encompassess children wiith identified
d disabilitiess as well as cchildren at‐riisk.
Clarify the terrm Inclusion
n Program; e
every early caare and edu
ucation program is a
potential inclusive prograam (page 9, 11).
ho
Exxpand Goalss for the Nexxt Biennium to specificallly address tthe needs off children wh
are culturallyy, linguistically, and abilitty diverse (ppage 57).
n reference tto the lead aagency desiggnated to addminister thee CCDF, inclu
ude early
In
in
ntervention (Part C) and Section 619
9 of IDEA (e.gg., in Tabless 1.5.1 “Lead
d Agency
Consultation Efforts” (page 9) and 1.6
6.1 “Lead Aggency Coord
dination Effo
orts” (pages 10 &
11))
Under Family
U
y Outreach, p
provide an ittem that tarrgets servicees for eligiblee families with
ch
hildren with a disability (page 16).
Under 3.3.1 E
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Element 1: P
Program Stan
ndards, we rrecommend including tw
wo additionaal
ittems to the list of qualityy indicators: 1) working effectively w
with children
n with speciaal
needs and their families, and, 2) working effectivvely with chiildren who aare culturallyy and
linguistically d
diverse and their familie
es (page 44)..
Add an additi
A
ional catego
ory to the typ
pes and metthods used to support ch
hild care
programs thaat addresses programming for childrren who are culturally an
nd linguistically
e 46).
diverse (page
Under 3.4.1 Workforce Element 1 – Competencies: Core Body of Skills and Knowledge
add two additional items, one that addresses core knowledge and competencies (CKC)
for practitioners working with children with disabilities, children who are dual language
learners, and children who are culturally diverse; and one that addresses the alignment
of CKCs with national standards for young children (e.g., NAEYC and DEC/CEC) (page 51).
Professional Development
In the CCDF plan, professional development is encompassed within Non‐Monetary Supports. In
this section, states are asked to identify types and methods of support provided to programs.
Two of the choices provided are approaches to professional development: training, and on‐site
consultation (page 45). In the early childhood field there is no clear or universally accepted
definition of these terms. The lack of an accepted definition will likely lead to challenges in
interpreting the data.
We have also noted a similar issue in the description of roles included in the workforce data
system (page 51). Two of the roles, 1) Support Staff, and 2) Education and Training Staff, include
examples that may be confusing to the states completing the survey. The examples provided
for Support include mentors, coaches, home visitors, and mental health consultants while the
examples for Education and Training Staff include TA providers, CCR&R staff, instructors, and
faculty. Confusion may result from the overlap in the two categories, for example, TA providers,
CCR&R staff and faculty may act as mentors, coaches, or consultants. The lack of clear
categories will lead to challenges in interpreting the data.
The National Professional Development Center on Inclusion (NPDCI) is funded by the US
Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs, to assist states in building an
integrated professional development system that supports high quality inclusion:
http://community.fpg.unc.edu/npdci
Principal Investigator: Pam Winton
Co‐Principal Investigators: Virginia Buysse, Camille Catlett, Shelley deFosset
Project Coordinator: Tracey West
Director of Communications: Jonathan Green
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