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Providers are offered training through the Pyramid Model, Nebraska Early Learning Guidelines, and local Planning Regional Teams for social/emotional training. These trainings help providers understand the importance of early childhood environments and supporting challenging behaviors of children. Outcomes of these trainings should reflect a reduction in suspension and expulsions and greater understating in the classroom. The Nebraska Department of Education has a committee collecting data regarding how many children between the ages of 3-5 are being expelled or suspended from child care and school age programs to meet the federal reporting requirements for IDEA Part B. This committee is developing an infographic detailing the impact of expulsion and suspension on 3-5 year old’s, which will be shared with child care providers once completed. There continue to be opportunities with various vested entities across Nebraska to continue to strengthen, educate, and create and implement trainings.

Effective Date: 10/01/2018

2.5 Procedures for Providing Information on Developmental Screenings

Lead Agencies are required to provide information on developmental screenings, including information on resources and services that the State can deploy, such as the use of the Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment program under the Medicaid program carried out under title XIX of the Social Security Act and developmental screening services available under IDEA Part B, Section 619 and Part C, in conducting those developmental screenings and in providing referrals to services for children who receive subsidies. Lead Agencies must also include a description of how a family or child care provider can use these resources and services to obtain developmental screenings for children who receive subsidies and who might be at risk of cognitive or other developmental delays, which can include social, emotional, physical, or linguistic delays (658E(c)(2)(E)(ii)). Lead Agencies are required to provide this information to eligible families during CCDF intake and to child care providers through training and education (98.33(c)).

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