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After a child was kicked out of the school, I babysat for the family a few times and the mother believes that it was because her son was not speaking much English as the mother primarily spoke a foreign language. Language barriers.

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Families in my area do not have access to preschool for 3 year olds.

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Families in my area do not have access to preschool for 3 year olds.

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I'm hearing that families are distressed

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We are short staffed. Difficult to find people when one child needs so much help

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Blue Valley has excellent support for families. We are lucky to be able to work with and refer to them

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Our school district says children have to go through the MTSS process before the child can be screened or evaluated.

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A lot of our staff feels we need more education to be able to better care for children with special needs or disabilities.

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I'm hearing that it's really hard to get their kid diagnosed with autism.

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Struggling with finding daycare for infants Nymore

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There are not enough places that have supports for children with autism. We also don’t have a quick enough evaluation for children who are in need. People to help Spanish speakers get the stuff that their child needs.

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Families are concerned with school district not using play based education (child led) in 3 and 4 year old preschool. Too much time sitting at desks.

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Our area needs childcare for infants and toddlers.

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Be sure families know about community based assessments if they aren't offered in the program setting.

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The staffing issues. Not enough staff out there to create quality classrooms 

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The staffing issues. Not enough staff out there to create quality classrooms 

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lack of child care for infants and toddlers

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lack of child care for infants and toddlers

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Not enough providers for all of them.

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Not enough staff to properly give the children the instruction he/she needs and deserves.

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Our parents are so appreciative to have their child be able to play with all the other kids.

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Not enough daycare openings anymore and difficulty filling teacher positions

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School district refuses to screen children

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Not enough providers willing to take children that have special needs. I adopted a special needs child and he taught me alot. I have had a wide variety of children in my care over my 20 years.

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the calm down tent is a place where children feel safe to express big emotions. 

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the calm down tent is a place where children feel safe to express big emotions. 

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Lack of funding to improve daycare play equipment and center equipment. possibly need for better built room supplies, lighting like you just mentioned sound.

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Parents as teachers

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Shelves at child level with clear tubs labeled with pictures and words in languages represented by the kids in our care. 

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Shelves at child level with clear tubs labeled with pictures and words in languages represented by the kids in our care. 

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provide ways in classrooms to promote independence

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My sandbox is a huge hit, lots of hand eye coordination.

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Sensory bins
Age appropriate toys outside

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Modifying/adapting materials for young children. If a child or two can't reach the pedals on a tricycle, you can attach blocks to the pedals to help the kids reach them. 

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Modifying/adapting materials for young children. If a child or two can't reach the pedals on a tricycle, you can attach blocks to the pedals to help the kids reach them. 

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Picture/visual schedule, visuals to pair with main classroom expectations so providers can use a combination of visuals/verbal directions

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Picture/visual schedule, visuals to pair with main classroom expectations so providers can use a combination of visuals/verbal directions

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jobs for every kid

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Signing with all toddlers

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We display the children’s art. We even had an art gallery where we named the art work. Framed it and displayed it the entrance to the center. So all parents and children could admire it.

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Books representing lots of diversity.

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Having a to do list for the kids so they can get things done and they know they are responsible for a job.

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Having a to do list for the kids so they can get things done and they know they are responsible for a job.

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All children are represented in all areas of the classroom. Either by name on a hook and cubbie ,an art project display or by color on a classroom job chart.

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Using sign language in everyday conversations with the children, like water, stop, now, mom, dad. 

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Using sign language in everyday conversations with the children, like water, stop, now, mom, dad. 

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Adults model back and forth/serve and return communication. Adults are responsive communicators--responding to children's communication attempts. 

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Adults model back and forth/serve and return communication. Adults are responsive communicators--responding to children's communication attempts. 

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Model asking a friend to play. Model problem solving. Incorporate visual cue cards.

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Including everyone with different jobs around the playroom or with circle time. Help them acknowledge emotional

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Using songs, picture cues, and/or models to help aid transitions. 

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Using songs, picture cues, and/or models to help aid transitions. 

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I have a "30 second dance party" button. I press the button as an attention getter and to help with transitions. Especially unplanned transitions.

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Visual schedules are so helpful for all the kids

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We encourage them to speak up if someone takes their toy and to try to work out a plan, sharing, trading, etc

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We have pictures on our wall with the times of our daily schedule. We also have our circle time board on the wall for kids to observe throughout day

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I would have circle time folders for certain children. Filled with all the things we did in that circle they could stay focused and participate in all the aspects of circle time.