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Daily nutrition needs
 USE Nutrition needs

Dance education
SN Any learning activities involving dance. May be integral to physical education or offered in a separate program of study.
BT Evaluation methods
RT Movement education
   Music education
   Physical education

Data analysis
SN The preparation of information items for dissemination or further treatment; includes compiling, verifying, ordering, classifying and interpreting.
BT Evaluation methods
NT Information collection
RT Research

Databases
SN Collections of information items that are organized and stored in machine-readable records and which are accessible and manipulable by computer through designated elements in the records.
BT Electronic resources
RT Computerized information systems
   Computers

Davis-Bacon Act
SN Signed in 1931, it requires payment of prevailing wages to employees of contractors or subcontractors working on government construction projects, including construction of Head Start facilities.

Day care
 USE Child care

Day care centers
 USE Child care centers

Deaf-blind
RT Multiple disabilities

Deafness
 USE Hearing impairments

Decision-making
SN Making judgments about an issue or issues under consideration.
RT Conflict resolution
   Intellectual development
   Management information systems
   Problem solving

Deficiencies
SN An area or areas of performance in which an Early Head Start or Head Start grantee agency is not in compliance with State or Federal requirements
RT Noncompliance
   Quality improvement plan

Definitions
SN Legislative or administrative definitions that describe the scope of child care related issues.
NT Legal definitions
RT Standards

Delaware

Delayed development
 USE Developmental delays

Delegate agencies
SN Public or private nonprofit organizations or agencies to which a grantee has delegated the carrying on of all or part of its Head Start program.
BT Agencies RT Grantees

Demographics
 USE Demography

Demography
UF Demographics
SN Study of population its characteristics.
RT Census
   Data analysis
   Population studies
   Research
   Statistical analysis

Demonstration grants
SN Grants awarded for specific programs to support research and experimentation.
BT Grants

Demonstration programs
BT Programs
RT Demonstration grants Demonstration projects

Demonstration projects
BT Projects
RT Demonstration grants
   Demonstration programs

Dental evaluation
SN Determination of an individual's dental health and of any needed treatment. Also the appraisal of dental procedures, programs, equipment, etc. accordinq to professional standards.
BT Medical evaluation
RT Dental health
   Dentists

Dental health
BT Health
RT Child health
   Dental evaluation
   Dental services
   Dentists

Dental health education
UF Oral health education
BT Dental health
   Education
NT Bright Smiles, Bright Futures Program

Dental health emergencies
BT Health emergencies

Dental health professionals
UF Dental health providers
NT Dentists
RT Child development professionals
   Child health care professionals
   Education professionals
   Health care professionals
   Nutrition professionals

Dental health services
UF Oral health services
BT Services
NT Preventive dental health services

Dental hygiene
SN The practice of keeping the mouth, teeth and gums clean and
healthy to prevent disease.
RT Dental health education
   Dental services

Dentists
SN Professionals trained and licensed to diagnosis and treat diseases of the teeth, gums and related structures in the mouth.
BT Dental health professionals

Department of Agriculture (USDA)
NT Food and Consumer Services

Department of Education

Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
NT Center for Disease Control
   Indian Health Service
   Public Health Service

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Department of Transportation (DOT)

Departmental Appeals Board
BT Department of Health and Human Services

Development
SN Progression from earlier to later stages of growth or organization, including gradual realization of potential, usually accompanied by advances in size, complexity, efficiency, etc.
NT Educational development
   Individual development
RT Developmental disabilities

Developmental delays
UF Delayed development
SN Gaps between developmental (mental or functional) age and chronological age. Serious delays may eventually be diagnosed as specific developmental disabilities, while less severe delays may catch up over time with normal development and disappear.
RT Child development
   Cognitive development
   Developmental disabilities
   Emotional development
   Individual development
   Motor development
   School readiness
   Social development
   Special needs students

Developmental disabilities
SN Category in federal legislation referring to disabilities resulting from mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, autism or other neurological conditions closely related to mental retardation that originate before age 18 and are considered substantial impediments to normal functioning.
BT Disabilities
RT Autism
   Cognitive development
   Communication disorders
   Development
   Developmental delays
   Learning disabilities
   Mental retardation
   Neurological impairment

Developmental milestones
BT Development

Developmental profiles

Developmental psychology
BT Psychology
RT Child psychology
   Clinical psychology

Developmental readiness
 USE Readiness

Developmental screening
SN A brief check to identify children who need further evaluation to determine whether they have disabilities. It provides information in three major developmental areas: visual/motor, language and cognition, and gross motor/body awareness for use along with observation data, parent reports, and home visit information.
BT Screening
RT Disabilities coordinator
   Behavior screening
   Sensory screening

Developmental stages
UF Stages of development
SN Natural or common divisions of the human developmental process, characterized by types of behavior(as in the oral stage), by biological properties or manifestations(as in the embryonic stage), or by mental processes(as in Piaget's concrete operations stage).
RT Child development
   Cognitive development
   Development
   Developmental psychology
   Emotional development
   Individual development
   Physical development

Developmentally-appropriate
UF Age-appopriate
SN Any behavior or experience that is appropriate for the age span or the child and is implemented with attention to the different needs, interests and developmental levels, and cultural backgrounds of individual children.
RT Child development
   Teaching methods

Diagnostic teaching
SN Process of diagnosing student abilities, needs and objectives, and prescribing requisite activities
BT Teaching methods
RT Diagnostic tests
   Education therapy
   Individualized education
   Individualized education plans
   Learning problems
   Special education

Diagnostic tests
SN Tests used to identify the nature and source of an individual's educational, psychological or medical difficulties or disabilities in order to facilitate correction or remediation.
BT Tests
RT Clinical diagnosis
   Diagnostic teaching
   Screening

Diapering
BT Child care

Dietary requirements
 USE Nutrition standards

Dietitians
RT Certified dietary manager
   Nutrition
   Nutrition professionals
   Nutrition programs

Directories
SN Systematically arranged lists of persons or organizations, usually including locational
BT Publications

Disabilities
UF Disabled
   Handicapped
SN Physical, mental or sensory impairments that render major life activities more difficult.
RT Individualized family service plans
   Mainstreaming
   Special education
   Special needs students

Disabilities coordinators
SN The person on the Head Start staff designated to manage the services for children with disabilities.
RT Children with disabilities

Disabilities services quality improvement centers
UF Resource access projects
RT Quality improvement centers

Disability services plan
SN A plan that provides strategies for meeting the special needs of children with disabilities and their parents. The plan should be updated annually.
BT Disabilities

Disabled
 USE Disabilities

Disadvantaged
SN Individuals or groups who have low status in a particular society for reasons of race, sex, ethnicity, economics, language, geographic location, environment, education, disabilities, etc.
NT Economically disadvantaged
   Educationally disadvantaged
RT Lower class
   Social status

Discipline
 USE Behavior management

Disease control
NT Immunization programs
RT Infection control Public health

Diseases
SN Pathological conditions of a part, organ system resulting from various causes, such as infection, genetic defect or environmental stress.
BT Disabilities
NT Allergies
   Asthma
   Childhood diseases
   Chronic illnesses
   Contagious diseases
RT Disease control
   Health
   Physical health
   Prenatal, influences
   Special health problems

Dispute resolution
SN The process of resolving controversial issues between individuals or groups.
RT Conflict resolution
   Problem solving

District of Columbia

Diversity
 USE Cultural diversity

Doctors
 USE Physicians

Documentation
USE Record-keeping

Downs syndrome
SN A congenital disorder caused by the presence an extra 21st chromosome in which the affected person has mild to moderate mental retardation, short stature, and a flattened facial profile.
BT Congenital impairments
   Mental retardation

Dramatic play
RT Creative expression
   Play
   Teaching methods

Drinking Water
 USE Water supply

Driver qualifications
BT Staff qualifications
RT Transportation

Drivers
BT Transportation
NT Bus drivers

Drug abuse
SN Excessive use or misuse of drugs causing physical, emotional, mental or sensory injury or impairment.
BT Substance abuse
RT Alcohol abuse
   Antisocial behavior

Dyslexia
SN Impairment in the ability to read despite adequate intelligence and proper instruction.
BT Language impairment
RT Learning disabilities
Neurological impairment
Reading difficulties

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