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Services and Programs
Beginnings offers family-centered services for children birth to age five who have special needs. Services are provided in the home and in early childhood and child care settings through weekly visits or special programs, as well as in classrooms in our own settings.
Evaluations
Beginnings is an approved evaluator of children under age five. Evaluation team members work very closely with families, county Early Intervention Service Coordinators (for children birth to age 2) and school districts (for children age 3-5) to provide quality multidisciplinary evaluations. Members of the evaluation team participate with the family and others in developing individualized annual goals and objectives. For children under three, these are part of the Individualized Family Services Plan (IFSP) and for children 3-5, a part of the Individualized Educational Plan (IEP).
Areas Served
Beginnings currently serves children in Albany, Columbia, Fulton, Greene, Montgomery, Otsego, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, Warren and Washington counties.
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Guiding Principles
- The natural teachers of the young child are the families and other primary care givers.
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- Beginnings recognizes and respects the diverse cultural and value systems of families.
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- Beginnings' services are child and family centered.
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- Services for each child and family should be made available as soon as his/her needs are identified.
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- Beginnings' services are based on natural daily activities and routines, and are adapted to individual families and child care settings.
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- Beginnings provides information sharing and support to families.
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- A transdisciplinary approach to intervention is preferable to any isolated approach.
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- Beginnings continually reviews our interventions/instructional procedures in light of "best practices," as identified by current research and the National Association for Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
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- Beginnings is committed to offering services in the least restrictive environment.
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