 Yolo County
Inclusion Team
The Yolo County Inclusion Team began in January 2009 as a part of the WestEd All of Us Together... Moving to Inclusion project. According to WestEd, this project "provides intensive team-building training through a statewide project to increase the capacities of local child care and preschool communities. The goal is to appropriately and effectively serve children with disabilities and other special needs and their families in inclusive early care and education settings."
Several of our group members attended a 2-day Institute in March 2009 where a mission statement for the Yolo County Inclusion Team was developed:
The Yolo County Inclusion Team recognizes local linguistic, geographic and economic diversity, and it values the richness of early childhood resources for inclusion. Our purpose in coming together is to connect resources and agencies to help children and families negotiate the very complex web of services. Additionally, we strive to improve and streamline this process by strengthening the collaborations within our county.
We value the individualized needs of all children through: ongoing assessment of needs; regular and accessible trainings for a spectrum of providers (parents, educators, and other practitioners); and sustaining a centralized directory of resources, services and capacities of local agencies to enhance inclusion services.
The Yolo County Child Care Planning Council recognizes the need to educate and inform the community about special needs and inclusion. This year, one of the subcommittees of the council will facilitate the efforts of the Yolo County Inclusion Group by assisting in a community assessment and provide trainings and workshops targeted towards working with children who have special needs.
Please email lynn@earlyyears.us or rebecca.foster@ycoe.org for more information about the Yolo County Inclusion Team.
Events
The Warmline Family Resource Center Calendar has many events for families who have children with special needs and child care professionals.
Meeting Schedule
The Yolo County Inclusion Team meets at the Yolo County Office of Education, Conference Center in Woodland. Click here for driving directions. The meeting schedule for FY 2009 - 2010 is:
- Thursday, August 27, 2009 10:00 - 12:00
- Thursday, September 24, 2009 10:00 - 12:00
- Thursday, October 22, 2009 12:30 - 2:30
- Thursday, January 28, 2010 Site Tour (time TBD)
- Thursday, March 25, 2010 12:30 - 2:30
- Thursday, June 10, 2010 12:30 - 2:30
Agendas
Meeting Notes/Minutes
|
|
