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Increase the number of full-time slots and offer different financial assistance options that are sustainable, easy to navigate and administer.

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Develop targeted professional development on inclusive practices including differentiated instruction, behavior management, and supportive learning environments for children with diverse needs.

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Create a mixed service delivery professional learning community targeting quality indicators such as curriculum implementation, high quality interactions, learning environments and differentiated instructional practices.Ensure training is accessible and tailored to staff’s specific roles and developmental needs.

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1. Create a centralized information hub that serves as a one stop shop for early education care resources including voucher options and comprehensive support.

2. Engage Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) specialists, pediatricians, and other community stakeholders to raise awareness and streamline navigation for families.

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Adding ECE program at WHS. 2 Classrooms at the high school where high school students will gain EEC experience and creds, Share information on free CC for ECE (at 15 Community colleges), ECE scholarship, loan forgiveness.

Look at other cities supporting FCC's via TTT, peer mentoring opportunities

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Develop plans for supporting and retaining staff that include improved pay and benefits, staff well-being, increased planning time and leadership opportunities.

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Address barriers in transition planning from early intervention to preschool to ensure consistent sharing, aligned expectations and seamless continuation for children with special needs.

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1. Bring leaders and staff together at the program and system levels to discuss school readiness, quality considerations, developmentally appropriate practices, culturally responsive teaching and desired child outcomes.

2. Host an Early Learning Leadership Series focusing on indicators of quality and having instructional conversations around classroom practices that support quality.

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Ensure that families understand how to navigate the special education system and are aware of the resources available to them.

Consider using family navigators.

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Define what family engagement looks like and how Wareham’s early childhood community can improve and expand current engagement options to build strong family partnerships.

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Head Start is adding slots infant and toddler slots

informing families about neighboring community child care opportunities

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WPS and partners are in the beginning stages of planning high quality PD that staff from WPS and community sites can attend, also working towards creating a communication sharing plan for K readiness. Grant coordinator and BCBA SLP are working directly with child care centers weekly.

Explore working with other communities to partner with for PLCs and PD

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When building the info hub include info for parents about ways to volunteer (Sped Pac, other committees, classroom, and other ways). Using social media more (ORR has FB ECE page) would be a good way to get info to families.

Explore ways to maximize family engagement by looking to other cities and towns "info hubs" and investigating family navigators and family support roles

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Completing the actual action steps will take funding, staff, and time to complete

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Support the use of PD plans across sectors to align continuing PD, goal setting, credentialing, etc. in GCC, WPS, FCCs