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Maria Blanco, MEd

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Center:
LA-Louisiana State University Human Development Center - New Orleans, UCEDD/LEND
Contact Information:
504-556-7572
Leadership:
Primary Activity Coordinators:
Exemplary Services
Early Intervention
Discipline Coordinators:
Specialty Resource Contacts:
Community Childcare Partnership
Adverse Childhood Experience

Project/Program/Clinic Contacts:
Director, LSUHSC Early Head Start Child Care Partnership
Director, Inclusive Practices in Early Childhood (IPEC)
Discipline(s):
Education: Early Intervention/Early Childhood
Family Member/Community Member
AUCD Council Membership:
Multicultural Council
Vita/Bio:

Maria Blanco is an experienced early childhood specialist. Driven by a desire to help all children reach their potential, she takes pride in building the capacity of systems to provide quality early learning experiences. As an early childhood advocate, her goals include working with communities to increase access to high quality, inclusive early childhood programs and supporting professionals and families to identify developmental concerns as early as possible. In addition to developing, implementing and evaluating early childhood programs, she provides training and technical assistance in early intervention, inclusive practices, and developmental screening and surveillance. Maria represents the interests of children and families with disabilities on numerous state and local boards and commissions. Maria and her husband enjoy entertaining friends, and spending time with their three daughters (the youngest of whom has autism), four grandchildren, and two Australian shepherds.

Service:
Linked Projects
Interdisciplinary Leadership Program
Illinois Student and School Data Collection System
Interdisciplinary Leadership Program
Implementation of the Coordinated System to Collect Information for the State Improvement Plan (SIP) under IDEA
Process Evaluation of Illinois General Supervision and Enhancement Grant
Illinois Student and School Data Collection System
Louisiana Department of Education Implementation of the Coordinated System to Collect Information for the State Improvement Plan
Process Evaluation of Illinois General Supervision and Enhancement Grant
Process Evaluation of Illinois General Supervision and Enhancement Grant
Louisiana State Performance Pland/Annual Performance Report Consulting
Early Intensive Treatment Program
Learn the Signs. Act Early Campaign
Baton Rouge Children's Health Project
Bridge to Quality
Earl K Long Medical Center
Louisiana State Performance Pland/Annual Performance Report Consulting
EarlySteps Transdisciplinary Services Project
Bridge to Quality
Earl K Long Medical Center
Early Intensive Treatment Program
EarlySteps Transdisciplinary Services Project
Louisiana State Performance Pland/Annual Performance Report Consulting
Playing to Learn, Side by Side: Collaborating with Community Partners to Promote the Inclusion of Families of Young Children with Disabilities
EarlySteps Transdisciplinary Services Project and Connect Model Training
Playing to Learn, Side by Side: Collaborating with Community Partners to Promote the Inclusion of Families of Young Children with Disabilities
Earl K Long Medical Center
Health Care Provider Training (HCP)
Health Care Provider Training (HCP)
Health Care Provider Training (HCP)
Act Early
UCLA/J&J Health Care Institute
HDC Early Learning Center
HDC Early Learning Center
UCLA/J&J Health Care Institute
Little Bitty Learning
HDC Early Learning Center
Little Bitty Learning
UCLA/J&J Health Care Institute
ACE Educator Initiative
New Orleans Early Education Network City Seats Pilot Evaluation
ASD Interdisciplinary Diagnostic Clinic
Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership
HDC Early Learning Center
New Orleans Early Education Network (NOEEN) City Seats Program Evaluation
LDH Care Coordination
Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership
Louisiana Department of Health - Care Coordination
New Orleans Early Education Network (NOEEN) City Seats Program Evaluation
Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership
Louisiana Department of Health - Care Coordination
New Orleans Early Education Network (NOEEN) City Seats Program Evaluation
Inclusive Practices in Early Childhood Program
Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership
HDC Early Learning Center
Inclusive Practices in Early Childhood Program
New Orleans Early Education Network (NOEEN) City Seats Program Evaluation
Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership
HDC Early Learning Center
Inclusive Practices in Early Childhood Program
Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership
HDC Early Learning Center
Linked Products
EITP Brochure
Educational Research in 1972
It's More Than "Just Use It:" State and Local Data Teams
Making local data come alive: You can get better results.
Act Early Know the Signs
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