DCF Special Needs Appropriate Practices SNP 2026

DCF Special Needs Appropriate Practices (SNP) 2026

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DCF Special Needs Appropriate Practices (SNP) 2026

1.Support Service: Agencies and organizations that offer various types

of edu- cational and other resources for children with special needs

and families.

2.What elements are most important to the parents during their first

meeting with a prospective childcare provider?: • hours of operation

•cost and quality of your care

•available enrollment space for a child that age

* by law, you cannot ask any parent if they have child with special

needs.

3.Accommodation: Making or becoming something suitable; it means

adjusting to circumstances.

4.Modification: Small changes in the environment that allow all

children to par- ticipate in activities to the best of their ability and

succeed at some level.

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5.Inclusion: All children have the right to be included with other

children in their own age group, in all activities and in their natural

environment.

6.Related Service: Transportation, development, corrective and other

services that are needed by a child with special needs in order for

them to benefit from education.

7.Student with a disability: A child with challenges to his it her mental,

physical, sensory, emotional or behavioral development, or with

special medical needs.

8.Natural Environment: A situation in which day-to-day settings,

routines and activities promote learning for all children, regardless of

their ability or disability.

9.Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA): A federal law that

requires states to provide education to all children, regardless of their

disabilities.