Public Notice

PARENTS URGED TO PICK UP SPECIAL EDUCATION RECORDS

Parents of special education children who were born in 1990, or who graduated in 2011, may request their student’s special education records from the Davis School District.  Written requests to obtain records should be sent to: 

Davis School District

Kathy Chisholm, Special Education Director

P. O. Box 588

Farmington, Utah  84025-0588 

Email:  kchisholm@dsdmail.net

Parents of Davis County students who received EI/Early Intervention Services (services during years Birth to age 3-years), and were born in 2008, may now request their student’s EI records.  Written requests for EI records should be sent to:

Davis School District

Mandy Zeschke, Early Intervention Services (EI) Coordinator

115 South 200 East

Farmington, Utah  84025-0588

Email:  mzeschke@dsdmail.net

All requests must be received by February 13, 2017.  Records will be destroyed after this date.

Do You Know What to Expect?

The Center for Disease Control has a lot of information to offer parents who are just wondering what their child should be doing and when.  You can access developmental milestones at this link:

https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/milestones/index.html

They also provide checklists of motor skills to discuss with your pediatrician if you have concerns.  You can access the checklist here: http://motordelay.aap.org/

Finally, here is a link to give you information if you have concerns about your child's development but you don't know what to do or what questions to ask your doctor.  It can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/actearly/concerned.html

Some other things that are available on the CDC website include Milestones in Action - a Photo and Video Library of Age Appropriate Skills, Track your Child's Development (a free tool), Free online continuing education for early care and education providers, and Amazing Me - a free children's book to teach parents about developmental milestones.

All children are different and all children develop differently, so it is okay to be concerned.  It is also very helpful to have resources to get more information before talking to your doctor.  I hope these resources are helpful to you!

Taxes and Healthy Kiddos

It is tax time!  I will be sending out the TC 40D Utah State Tax form for Dependents with a Disability next week.  Watch for it in your email.  All children who were eligible for early intervention services at any time between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016 should have a form.  Here are the instructions from the Utah Tax website.

Dependents with a Disability

Enter on line 2d the number of dependents you are claiming on line 2c who are certified as disabled with form TC-40D, Dependent with a Disability Exemption (see explanation below). You may not claim this extra exemption for someone claimed as “yourself” or “spouse” on the federal and Utah returns. Do not submit the TC-40D with your return. Keep a copy with the authorized certification signature in your records in case of an audit.

Illness Policy:

We try hard to not spread illness to your families.  We have an illness policy in place to helps us protect your family.  During this time of illness, please follow the illness policy and cancel appointments if anyone in your home is sick.

Our staff works with many babies and toddlers who get sick very easily. Because of this

fact, it is very important for everyone to remember to cancel home or center visits if

ANYONE in your family is sick.

Please call to reschedule if any of the following symptoms are present:

     

• fever of 101 degrees or more
• stomach/flu-like symptoms such as throwing up or diarrhea
• very sleepy or tired; fussier than usual
• a sore throat
• bad cold
• coughing
• red eyes with discharge
• thick green mucus from the nose
• skin rash
• oozing fluid or pus
• head or body lice; pinworm or scabies
• mouth sores

If anyone in your family is showing any of the signs listed above or isn’t feeling well, call

to cancel the visit by 9:00 AM.

Please help us keep everyone healthy.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Early Learning Center Layton 801-402-5514
Early Learning Center Bountiful 801-402-5432

Early Learning Center Farmington 801-402-5408

Too Much TV

This article is from the January 2017 issue of Baby Talk.

Parents, if nobody is watching the TV, please turn it off.

Researchers who conducted a national survey of kids' exposure to TVs droning on in the background say, "The amount of exposure for the average child is startling."

How much is it, exactly? Try just under four hours a day for the typical kid.

So why care about a TV that nobody seems to be paying attention to? Well, the researchers write, background TV may lower the quality of interactions between parents and kids, lower kids' performance on tasks that require real thinking and drain kids' attention during playtime.

The findings, published in the latest issue of Pediatrics, come from a telephone survey of more than 1,400 English-speaking households conducted in early 2009.

The researchers asked people to go through the activities of a typical day, noting whether a TV was on while the child was doing something.

There were a few significant patterns in the responses:

1. Kids living in single-parent homes were exposed to more background TV than those in two-parent households.
2. Children in the poorest households were exposed to the most background TV.
3. Infants and toddlers were exposed to more background TV — 5 1/2 hours compared to 2 3/4 hours for kids aged 6-8.

Pediatricians say the littlest kids — those 2 and younger — shouldn't watch any TV at all. Older children should spend no more than 2 hours a day plopped down in front of a computer, TV or other device with a screen.

The researchers behind the latest study suggest that it might be best for doctors and parents to concentrate on reducing the TV exposure of kids under 2, since they should watch the least and are being exposed to the most.

The work was funded by a grant from a cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of Education and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Welcome to 2017!

January Community Activities:

January 28th from 7:00 - 8:30 pm - 11th Annual Story Telling Festival at the Clearfield Community Arts Center (140 East Center Street)

Governor's Budget:

The Baby Watch Early Intervention Programs made it into the Governor's budget.  Please write and share your stories of your little ones and the value of the early intervention program with your providers or email them to me so we can get them in front of the Appropriations Committee as they make the final decisions on the budget for the state of Utah.  My email address is mzeschke@dsdmail.net.

Illness Policy:

We try hard to not spread illness to your families.  We have an illness policy in place to helps us protect your family.  During this time of illness, please follow the illness policy and cancel appointments if anyone in your home is sick.

Our staff works with many babies and toddlers who get sick very easily. Because of this

fact, it is very important for everyone to remember to cancel home or center visits if

ANYONE in your family is sick.

Please call to reschedule if any of the following symptoms are present:

     

• fever of 101 degrees or more
• stomach/flu-like symptoms such as throwing up or diarrhea
• very sleepy or tired; fussier than usual
• a sore throat
• bad cold
• coughing
• red eyes with discharge
• thick green mucus from the nose
• skin rash
• oozing fluid or pus
• head or body lice; pinworm or scabies
• mouth sores

If anyone in your family is showing any of the signs listed above or isn’t feeling well, call

to cancel the visit by 9:00 AM.

Please help us keep everyone healthy.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Early Learning Center Layton 801-402-5514
Early Learning Center Bountiful 801-402-5432
Early Learning Center Farmington 801-402-5408