Child Assessment Children's growth and development are assessed in various ways in the Head Start program. When screening results indicate, the Disabilities Coordinator refers children for further evaluation. Services are often provided during the child's school experience at Head Start. Therapists may be with children in the classrooms or in other rooms in the school. In quarterly meetings with staff from all functional areas, children's interests, strengths, needs and individual education plans are reviewed.
Staff determines any action needed and the person responsible for implementation.
Throughout the year, teachers' observations, anecdotal records, and developmental checklists are used to record children's learning. The completeness and effectiveness of the curriculum is continually assessed as indicated by children's growth and development. Resources Publications that were used during the writing of this curriculum are listed. Resources include current literature on theory of child development, best practices for early childhood education, effective home-school partnerships, and research on effectiveness of early childhood education. Most of these resources are available for staff and parents at Geneva Head Starts' lending library.