KY-SPIN HELPS YOU HELP YOUR CHILD

KY-SPIN HELPS YOU HELP YOUR CHILD

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

Early Childhood

 Early Childhood

Children are constantly learning and absorbing their surroundings.  For young children they are like a sponge ready to be filled with knowledge and mimic example we set for them.  Begin early with your infant reading to them.  You do not have to be the best reader in the world they do not care if we are perfect they just enjoy the story time with you. 

Sing shapes, colors, and numbers to them and have a picture of what it is you are singing.  It can be as simple as coloring index cards a variety of colors to hold up while you sing the color.  You can use everyday items and do not have to spend a lot of money. 

Use the time while you change your child’s diaper or give them a bath to sing about fingers, toes, hands, feet, etc. by pointing to them.  You can practice numbers with them by counting their fingers and toes.  Above all else make it fun and enjoy every minute with them, they grow up way to fast! 

Early Childhood Resources:

Birth to 3
-    First Steps is a statewide early intervention system that provides services to children with developmental disabilities from birth to age 3 and their families. First Steps is Kentucky's response to the federal Infant-Toddler Program. First Steps offers comprehensive services through a variety of community agencies and service disciplines and is administered by the Department for Public Health in the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

 First Steps Family Guide to Services This brochure is geared toward parents and provides a summary of the First Steps program and services. This is a downloadable form, prints front and back on 11x17 paper, landscape format.

-   Developmental Information Brochure, English
Developmental Information Brochure, Spanish
Brochure helps caregivers recognize important milestones in a child's development. This file is formatted to print landscape, double-sided on 14"x8.5" (legal size) paper.

-   Transition from First Steps into Preschool—FAST FACTS About the Journey by Kentucky Early ChildhoodTransition Project- Supporting Families and Professionals of KY

-   A Step-by-Step Family Guide For Transition into Preschool. This guide provides valuable information to families of children transitioning from First Steps to preschool. Step-by-Step Guide - English version  Step by Step Guide - Spanish version.

  Parent Guides​​​: The Kentucky Early Childhood Standards – Parent Guides (Birth-Three and Three and Four Year Olds) provide an easy-to-understand version of The Kentucky Early Childhood Standards for parents of young children. The Guides are a tool to assist parents in understanding the developmental sequence that unfolds in the first four years of life. The Guides help parents to understand their role in supporting development and learning during the first four years. And very importantly, the Guides help the parents to understand the connection between the infant/toddler and preschool years and later academic success. Parent Guide - Birth to Three Tip Sheet & Parent Guide - Birth to Three


3-4 year olds

-    Transition from First Steps into Preschool—FAST FACTS About the Journey by Kentucky Early Childhood Transition Project- Supporting Families and Professionals of KY

-   A Step-by-Step Family Guide For Transition into Preschool. This guide provides valuable information to families of children transitioning from First Steps to preschool. Step-by-Step Guide - English version  Step by Step Guide - Spanish version.

  Parent Guides​​​: The Kentucky Early Childhood Standards – Parent Guides (Birth-Three and Three and Four Year Olds) provide an easy-to-understand version of The Kentucky Early Childhood Standards for parents of young children. The Guides are a tool to assist parents in understanding the developmental sequence that unfolds in the first four years of life. The Guides help parents to understand their role in supporting development and learning during the first four years. And very importantly, the Guides help the parents to understand the connection between the infant/toddler and preschool years and later academic success. Parent Guide - Three and Four Tip Sheet & Parent Guide - Three and Four

KY-SPIN,Inc. provides families with the knowledge, skills, information and support they need to obtain improved services for their children.
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Dept. of Education. SPIN provides training, information and support to people with disabilities, their parents and families, and information on all types of disabilities and topics for all age groups. We serve individuals with
disabilities, their parents/family members and professionals with all types of disabilities and all age groups. Workshops for parents and professionals are on-going throughout Kentucky. There is no fee for SPIN services. We also work one-on-one with families and professionals throughout the state. Resource
materials and referral services are also available.
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