8 CCR 1404-1-4.113 - FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS
A. Beginning
July 1, 2024, and continuing thereafter, eligible preschool providers must meet
the following requirements as a condition of participating in the Preschool
Program :
1. Within six (6) months of
participating in the Preschool Program , preschool providers must create, make
available publicly (either on the provider's website or in a handbook
distributed to all participating families) and for the Department , and
implement policies and procedures which ensure:
a. The usage of interpreters or other
language resources to effectively communicate with families in their home
language;
b. Seeking input from
participating families on priorities, interests, home routines, and cultural
and social practices;
c. Engaging
families around goals which inform the preschool provider 's interactions and
instruction with children, including multilingual learners;
d. Engaging families and community partners
in decision-making regarding the preschool provider 's operations;
e. Involving families in the transition of
their children into and out of the Preschool Program , including between
classrooms within the Preschool Program and into Kindergarten; and
f. The quality of program-family and
program-staff interactions.
2. All eligible preschool providers must
notify families of the opportunity to participate in an annual survey of
families' experiences with meaningful and culturally appropriate involvement in
the program to be conducted by the Department .
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A. Beginning July 1, 2024, and continuing thereafter, eligible preschool providers must meet the following requirements as a condition of participating in the Preschool Program:
1. Within six (6) months of participating in the Preschool Program, preschool providers must create, make available publicly (either on the provider's website or in a handbook distributed to all participating families) and for the Department, and implement policies and procedures which ensure:
a. The usage of interpreters or other language resources to effectively communicate with families in their home language;
b. Seeking input from participating families on priorities, interests, home routines, and cultural and social practices;
c. Engaging families around goals which inform the preschool provider's interactions and instruction with children, including multilingual learners;
d. Engaging families and community partners in decision-making regarding the preschool provider's operations;
e. Involving families in the transition of their children into and out of the Preschool Program, including between classrooms within the Preschool Program and into Kindergarten; and
f. The quality of program-family and program-staff interactions.
2. All eligible preschool providers must notify families of the opportunity to participate in an annual survey of families' experiences with meaningful and culturally appropriate involvement in the program to be conducted by the Department.