Supported Child Development Program
To receive this service, your child will have to be referred to the program by you, other community care professionals, daycare/preschool or after school settings, one of Community Services’ Children’s programs or MCFD. Your permission is required for referral and there is no cost to you.
If necessary SCD is able to provide support up to the age of 19 based on the needs of the child. The coordinator works collaboratively with other community professionals to bring together the support needed for your child to attend the child care setting that parents have chosen.
The SCD program is based on three key principles: Family Centered Practice, Inclusion, and Optimal Child Development.
What to expect
-Assistance in finding a child care setting best suited to the needs of your child
-Provide support required to ensure your child’s needs are being met at the child care setting, guided by the Family Centered Service --Plan which is developed based on the family’s goals for the child
-Provide support for the parents and families
-Provide daycare staff with strategies to promote family goals
If necessary SCD is able to provide support up to the age of 19 based on the needs of the child. The coordinator works collaboratively with other community professionals to bring together the support needed for your child to attend the child care setting that parents have chosen.
The SCD program is based on three key principles: Family Centered Practice, Inclusion, and Optimal Child Development.
What to expect
-Assistance in finding a child care setting best suited to the needs of your child
-Provide support required to ensure your child’s needs are being met at the child care setting, guided by the Family Centered Service --Plan which is developed based on the family’s goals for the child
-Provide support for the parents and families
-Provide daycare staff with strategies to promote family goals
Main Page: https://www.sccss.ca/contact
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Disabilities
Acquired Brain Injury, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Behaviour Disorders and Conditions (ie. ADHD), Blind / Visual Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Deaf / Hard of Hearing, Deaf-Blind, Down Syndrome , Epilepsy / Seizure Disorder, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome / Spectrum Disorders , Intellectual / Developmental Disability, Learning Disorder / Disability, Neuromuscular Disorders, Other / I don't know, Paraplegia / Quadriplegia, Physical Disability / Mobility Impairment, Speech Impairment / Social / Communication Disorders, Spina Bifida
Age
0-12
Eligibility
In order to receive this service your child will have to be referred to the program by you, other community care professionals, daycare / preschool or after school settings, one of Community Services’ Children’s programs or MCFD. Your permission is required for referral and there is no cost to you. Complete confidentiality is assured.
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