Caring for Children with Special Health Care Needs

Autor/in	Crisalli, Linda
Titel	Caring for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Quelle	In: Exchange: The Early Childhood Leaders' Magazine Since 1978, (2012) 204, S.36-39 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1946-0406
Schlagwörter	Health Needs; Child Rearing; Special Health Problems; Student Rights; Check Lists; Child Health; Special Needs Students; School Health Services; School Role; Teacher Competencies; Travel; Confidentiality; Young Children; Early Childhood Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kindererziehung; Zivilisationskrankheit; Checkliste; Sonderpädagogischer Förderbedarf; Schuleingangsuntersuchung; Lehrkunst; Travelling; Reisen; Reise; Frühe Kindheit; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik
Abstract	The field of early care and education has come a long way in terms of culturally sensitive and anti-bias program implementation. The author has seen some amazing classrooms where talented teachers are embracing diversity, where children are learning to appreciate their own uniqueness and that of others, and everything about the program welcomes children and families of all races, ethnicities, home languages, religions, and sexual orientations. However, educators still have a way to go when it comes to their willingness to care for children who have special health care needs. There are good reasons for this. As multi-talented as early care and education directors and teachers are, they are not trained health care providers. Unfortunately, there is not much protocol for managing children's medical needs in a child care setting. Many parents of young children with special health care needs are unaware of their legal rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act and they are understandably uncomfortable leaving their children with a child care provider who clearly does not want them. Policies to facilitate caring for these children have not yet become part of the systems that regulate and support child care in most states. These are all legitimate concerns, but the reality of caring for children with special health care needs is not as daunting as it may seem. In this article, the author discusses how to care for children with special health care needs. She presents recommendations and a checklist for enrolling a child with special medical needs. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10