This document discusses the history and goals of early childhood intervention. It notes that early childhood intervention provides services like physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech therapy in homes or preschools to help children develop skills in the least restrictive environment. The goals of early childhood programs are to provide high quality learning environments, promote inclusive programs, facilitate community partnerships to address child and family needs, and provide professional development for early childhood workers. The document traces the history of early childhood education back to the 1600s and highlights milestones like the establishment of Head Start in 1964 to help disadvantaged preschoolers.

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2.  These children often receive their
services in their homes or their
preschools
 They include Physical Therapy,
Occupational Therapy, Speech and
Language Pathology, and Preschool
Education Services
 These are aimed to teach the child in
the Least Restrictive Environment

3. Children in preschool have
unique needs. They require
additional aid in different
ways than their elementary
counterparts. Many of the
typically functioning
children in preschool are
still developing social skills
and fine and gross motor
skills. Early Childhood
Intervention is aimed at
ensuring the right amount
of aid is given to children in
this age bracket.

4. Some children are
developmentally delayed
in ways that the just
need a “springboard” to
function typically.
Children who receive
early childhood services
are more likely to obtain
typically functioning
abilities and require
fewer services in
elementary school.

5. The goals of Early Childhood
Nebraska….
Children can be receiving some services through age eight. Due to certain
guidelines of assessment, children can hold verifications from early
•develop high quality environments for young children;
•promote equitable access to inclusive programs and services
for all children from birth through age eight;
•facilitate state and community partnerships that address
the needs of young children and their families; and,
•provide professional development, technical assistance
and resources for personnel in early childhood care and
education settings

6. Early
childhood has
been a long
recognized
age for
educational
need.

7. 1658 - John Amos Comenius, known as
the Father of Modern Education and
was the first to recognize that the play
of childhood was learning, produced the
first children's picture book, "The World
Illustrated"
1837 - Children's Garden
(Kindergarten) started in Germany by
Friedrich Froebe

8. 1854 - The Nursery School for
Children of Poor Women was opened
in cooperation with Children's
Hospital of New York City.
1873 - First public school
kindergarten started in St. Louis.
1926 - National Association for the
Education of Young Children is
founded. Now over 100,000
members and 400 affiliates.
1964 - Head Start is funded by the
Economic Opportunites Act

9. HEAD START
In January of 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared The War on Poverty in
his State of the Union speech. Shortly thereafter, Sargent Shriver took the lead in
assembling a panel of experts to develop a comprehensive child development
program that would help communities meet the needs of disadvantaged preschool
children. In the summers of 1965 and 1966, the Office of Economic Opportunity
launched an eight-week Project Head Start. In 1969, under the Nixon
administration, Head Start was transferred from the Office of Economic
Opportunity to the Office of Child Development in the U.S. Department of Health,
Education, and Welfare. Dr. Edward Zigler, who had served on the planning
committee to launch Project Head Start, was appointed Director of the Office of
Child Development. In 1977, under the Carter administration, Head Start began
bilingual and bicultural programs in about 21 states. Seven years later, in October
1984 under the Reagan administration, Head Start’s grant budget exceeded $1
billion. In September of 1995, under the Clinton administration, the first Early
Head Start grants were given and in October of 1998, Head Start was reauthorized
to expand to full-day and full-year services.

10. •1985 - National Academy of Early Childhood Programs is established by NAEYC
•for voluntary accreditation of center based programs.
•1988 - The U.S. Department of Education establishes Even Start, a parent education/literacy program.
•1990 - Child Care and Development Grant is enacted.
•2001 - The No Child Left Behind Act bill is passed.

11.  The effects of the legislation are
beginning to be felt in preschools
because policy makers believe that an
early start on developing academic
skills will help children reach the
standards they are expected to achieve
in elementary school. They hope also
that an early introduction to academics
will reduce the gap in achievement
between children from economically
disadvantaged and more advantaged
homes. Preschool teachers are
accordingly
being pressured to begin teaching
children the basic academic skills that
are assessed under NCLB. -

12. 2013 - President
Obama called on
Congress to
expand access to
high-quality
preschool to every
child in America,
called The
Preschool for All
initiative.

13.  More preschools are being budgeted
into public elementary schools.
 More families who fall between the
gap of Head Start and Private
Preschools can afford early
childhood.
 More children are receiving early
childhood services which helps them
throughout life
 Early childhood education has a
direct link to furthering education
past high school.

14.  http://www.education.ne.gov/oec/
 http://www.childcarelounge.com/articles/milestones.php
 http://cepa.stanford.edu/content/no-child-left-behind-comes-preschool