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Project

Early Head Start-UCED Partnership

Center:

NV-Nevada Center for Excellence in Disabilities, UCEDD/LEND

Fiscal Year:

2005

Contact Information:

Robbin Hickman
[email protected]
702 895-1055

Project Description:

Early Head Start-UCED Partnership The Nevada UCED collaborates with the University of Nevada, Renoâ€™s Human Development and Family Services department, other UNR faculty and staff, and Nevada Early Intervention Services to provide disability coordination and consultation for Nevada Early Head Start home and center-based programs for children and families living below the poverty line. This includes infant/toddler screening and developmental assessment, staff training and consultation, family service coordination, family education, program technical assistance, and liaison with early intervention agencies.

Keyword(s):

childcare, early intervention, collaboration, inclusion, at-risk children

Core Function(s):

Training Trainees, Performing Technical Assistance and/or Training, Performing Research or Evaluation, Developing & Disseminating Information

Area of Emphasis

Quality Assurance, Education & Early Intervention, Child Care-Related Activities, Health-Related Activities, Quality of Life, Other - Cultural Diversity

Target Audience:

Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers

Unserved or Under-served Populations:

Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English

Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:

Single-County

Funding Source:

Federal

COVID-19 Related Data:

N/A

1100 Wayne Avenue, Suite 1000 Silver Spring, MD 20910

Mailing address:
PO Box 8787
Silver Spring, MD 20907-8787