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| Family Assessment |
A process of gathering information to observe a family’s strengths and areas of improvements, as well as any concerns they may have in regard to their child’s development. |
| Family Assistance |
Any state and/or federal programs providing families with support in the areas of income, health care, child care, food purchasing, and/or housing. |
| Family Centered Services |
Help designed to meet specific needs of individual families. |
| Family Child/Day Care |
Care in a provider’s home. Family child care is provided for a group of children of various ages. |
| Family Literacy |
A practice of involving all family members in the learning of literacy and education skills. For more information, click here . |
| Family Support Services |
Community based programs intended to assist families in developing their parenting skills through providing information on locating and accessing community resources and support. |
| Financial Assistance |
Assistance provided by employers and community organizations to help families pay a portion of child care costs. |
| Fine (small) Motor Control |
Using the hands and fingers in a coordinated way to draw, write, cut, eat, or play. |
| Foster Children |
Children placed in the state’s legal custody because their parents were deemed unfit to care for them. Reasons include: abuse, neglect, or inability to care for the children. |
| Foster Parents |
State or county licensed adults who provide temporary homes for children in state custody whose birth parents are unable to care for them. For more information, click here . |
| Free Play |
A leisurely time for children to choose their own play activities. This type of play may be indoors or outdoors. |
| Functional Print |
Writing used for a specified purpose, such as signs, directions, lists, and personal messages. |