“It takes a whole village to raise a child Raise her up, Raise him up. It takes a whole village to raise a child Growing healthy, Growing whole.” - An African poem |
The Child and Family Education Department provides a whole village of support for children and families by providing quality child care, resource and referral services, and early childhood education instruction to staff, students and the community. |
We Provide:
High Quality Services
- Ensure that the system of child and family services and early childhood instruction, support student, family and community needs.
- Provide families with information and support to make appropriate choices for their child.
- Promote and support the development of a quality child care system.
- Assess and evaluate services to measure progress toward outcomes that will result in program and instructional improvements.
High Quality Service Delivery
- Provide programs that are developmentally appropriate in accordance with standards of the field.
- Provide excellent experiences for young children that address all aspects of child's development and provide a solid foundation for learning.
- Provide affordability strategies for services to accommodate Lane students and community families.
- Provide programs and services that acknowledge and respect family and individual differences.
- Collaborate with community programs ad services, including interagency referrals, to meet children's needs and respect family differences.
- Ensure that teacher training programs are state-of-the-art and are based upon current knowledge of child development theories and best practices in early care and education.
- Employ staff that has the education, experience and professional commitment necessary to meet the needs of children, adult students and families.
Sustainability
- Collaborate and partner with key stakeholders to maximize delivery of services.
- Provide leadership in policy decision making through involvement in professional affiliations, community outreach and community activities.
- Maximize resources through coordination and efficiency of service delivery.
- Manage resources responsibly and accurately account for their use.
