Early Childhood Services Agreement | Kids Developmental Services Ltd.

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ALBERTA EDUCATION POLICIES AND DEFINITIONS

Kids Developmental Services Ltd. follows the directions and guidelines of Alberta Education as stated in the Funding Manual for School Authorities 2020/21 School Year and the ECS to Grade 12 Guide to Education 2020-2021, when developing the child’s program. Kids Developmental Services follows a typical school year i.e. September to June. Kids Developmental Services follows a purposeful play-based approach to intervention with children. *

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Under the provisions of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FOIP Act) and the Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) all personal information regarding the child and their family will be treated with the utmost confidentiality. The collection of information is pursuant to the Provisions of the School Act and its regulations and in accordance with the Alberta Student Record Regulations. *

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Alberta Education states that “Parents and families are valued education partners and, as such, have meaningful opportunities to participate in and support their child’s learning and contribute to decision-making about their child’s education. Appropriate educational programming for young children respects family differences, builds on family strengths, draws on the knowledge and expertise of children’s parents/caregivers and is sensitive to the demands placed on families.” Early Childhood Services Early Childhood Programming, November 2016. *

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As per the Funding Manual for School Authorities 2021/22 and the ECS to Grade 12 Guide to Education 2020-2021, all school authorities that provide an Early Childhood Services (ECS) program must provide children with access to a minimum of 475 hours of instruction during a school year. For children with severe disabilities or severe language delays, ECS operators must provide access to a minimum of 300 hours (2 years 8 months - 3 years 7 months) or 400 hours (3 years 8 months to 4 years 8 months) of instruction per school year. For individual children, modification to these hours based on the child’s developmental level and educational needs is possible and will be recorded in the child’s Individualized Program Plan (IPP). *

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Instruction is the process by which Alberta certificated teachers take responsibility for ensuring that learning activities for children are directed toward achieving the outcomes of approved programs of instruction and/or Individualized Program Plans through: * face-to-face interactions with children for the purpose of teaching and assessing children’s achievement of outcomes, and/or * interaction with children who are engaged in classroom learning in a Kindergarten, preschool, playschool, daycare or child care setting. *

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Instructional time includes time scheduled for the purposes of instruction and other activities for children where direct child–teacher interaction and supervision are maintained. *

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I/We understand that Alberta Education requires that my/our child participates in their scheduled hours of teacher directed instruction (i.e. classroom and/or home programming and/or Kids PlayTime groups and/or online programming and/or therapy sessions) in order to access their funding. *

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Alberta Education assigns every child a unique nine-digit Alberta Student Number (ASN). The ASN is required for children to receive services from Alberta Education. The child's ASN will be incorporated into any official documentation e.g. the IPP and be included in the child's official student record stored on SchoolCloud and shared with Alberta Education's Provincial Approach to Student Information (PASI) system. *

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Alberta Education stipulates that every child accessing Early Childhood Services and funding must have an Individualized Program Plan (IPP). The IPP is created and written by the Education Coordinator, who is an Alberta Certificated Teacher; in consultation and collaboration with the child’s parent(s)/guardian(s), preschool or child care centre teacher, and other members of the child’s Early Intervention Team (EIT). All members of the child’s team will monitor the child’s progress on a regular basis and notes will be added to the child's Student Record on SchoolCloud. *

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Alberta Education requires that the parent(s)/guardian(s) of a child accessing Program Unit Fund (PUF) attend three (3) IPP meetings during the academic year; and that the parent(s)/guardian(s) of a child accessing Mild/Moderate Funding (MM) attend two (2) IPP meetings during the academic year. These meetings are between thirty (30) and sixty (60) minutes in length and will be conducted in person or on the Teleroo platform. *

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I/We agree to sign the IPP Attendance and Acknowledgement document at my/our child's final IPP meeting. *

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PROGRAMMING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

I/We agree to provide Kids Developmental Services with a copy of my/our child's Alberta Birth Certificate OR Canadian Birth Certificate OR Canadian Passport OR Permanent Residency Card OR Temporary Residency Visa in order to access Early Childhood Services and funding. *

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I/We agree to provide Kids Developmental Services staff with at least 24 hours notice prior to cancelling a session and I/We agree to inform my/our child's Education Coordinator and the relevant Kids Developmental Staff member via phone call, text or email. *

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I/We give permission for my/our child to participate in the following activities with Kids Developmental Services staff. *

Events that take place in and around Kids PlayTime venues
Outings and field trips that may be part of programming
Neighbourhood walks; trips to parks; outdoor play; community outings e.g. Library
None of the above

I acknowledge that I am the Parent/Legal Guardian of the above named child and acknowledge and agree that: *

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I acknowledge that I am the Parent/Legal Guardian of the above named child and acknowledge and agree that:

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