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Facilities
SN Any physical structures or spaces constructed, installed or established to perform particular functions or to serve particular ends.
NT Child care centers
RT Accessibility
   Building design
   Equal access
   Facilities guidance
   Facilities requirement
   Facilities security
   Space utilization
Facilities assessment
BT Assessment
RT Federal regulations
   Standards
   State regulations
Facilities guidance
SN Written guidelines, specifications, standards or criteria used in assessing physical facility requirements.
RT Facilities assessment
   Facilities requirements
Facilities maintenance
UF Building maintenance
BT Facilities
Facilities requirements
SN Any aspect of the physical plant determined necessary to accommodate various functions.
BT Requirements
RT Building design
   Facilities guidance
   Space requirements
Facilities security
UF School security
SN Physical protection of property, personnel, and students from hostile acts or influences.
RT Inspections Safety
Failure to thrive syndrome
RT Growth disorders
   Infants and toddlers
Families
SN All persons living in the same household who are supported by the income of the parent(s) or guardian(s) of the child enrolling or participating in the program; or related to the child by blood, marriage or adoption; or related to the child enrolling or participating in the program as parents or siblings, by blood, marriage, or adoption
RT Family-centered services
   Family involvement
   Foster family
   Kinship families
Families at risk
USE At-risk families
Family advocacy
SN Active mobilization of social, economic and legal resources for the purpose of a family's basic rights and needs.
BT Advocacy
RT Family support
Family and Medical Leave Act
SN Signed in 1993, it established 12 weeks of unpaid, job protected leave for all eligible employees for specified family and medical reasons.
Family and Youth Services Bureau
BT Administration for Children, Youth and Families
Family care coordinators
RT Education coordinators
   Family preservation and support services
   Health care coordinators
Family-centered services
SN Services and activities that focus on family issues and participation.
BT Services
RT Home based program option
Family characteristics
SN Family attributes such as size, structure, socioeconomic status, health, ethnicity, etc.
NT Family environment
   Family literacy
   Family nutrition
   Family structure
RT Family relationships
Family child care
BT Child care
Family-community relationship
BT Partnerships
RT Family involvement
Family eating patterns
USE Family nutrition
Family environment
USE Home environment
Family goal-setting
SN Developing strategies that suit the interests, needs, and circumstances of the family, taking into consideration the family's readiness and willingness to participate in the process. Opportunity to develop and implement individualized family partnership agreements that describe family goals, responsibilities, timetables and strategies for achieving them.
RT Individualized family service plans
   Planning
Family health care
RT Child health
   Medical home
   Ongoing health care
Family impact
SN The effect of the family on the child's development and the effect of the family's involvement in Early Head Start and Head Start programs.
RT Family involvement
   Family partnership agreements
   Staff-family relationships
Family involvement
UF Family participation
SN The participation of family members in Head Start programs and in the community.
RT Community partnerships Staff-family relationships
Family literacy
SN The ability of the family as a whole to read and write.
BT Literacy
RT Family environment
   Family literacy services
   Life skills
Family literacy services
SN Services and activities that include interactive literacy activities between parents and their children, training for parents on techniques for being the primary teacher of their children and full partners in the education of their children, parents literacy training (including training in English as a second language), and early childhood education.
RT Community information services
   Family preservation and support services
Family mentors
SN Individuals who work with families to communicate life skills; assist with money management, food shopping, transportation and family recreational events; and other activities.
BT Mentors
RT Family preservation and support
   Life skills
   Staff-family relationships
   Volunteers
Family needs assessments
USE Family partnership agreements
Family nutrition
UF Family eating patterns
SN Pertains to family food preferences, including cultural, religious, ethnic and personal preferences; family income; nutrition-related food problems; and adaptations for children with disabilities.
RT Ethnic foods
   Family style meal service
Family partnership agreements
UF Family needs assessments
SN Opportunities to expand their knowledge about community services and resources and to develop networks and relationships with families, service providers, community agencies and school systems.
RT Family partnerships
   Planning
Family planning
SN Voluntary regulation of the spacing and/or number of births in a family; includes programs or counseling to assist individuals or couples with such planning.
BT Planning
RT Early parenthood
   Families
   Pregnancy
Family preservation and support
UF Family support
Family preservation and support programs
USE Family preservation and support services
Family preservation and support services
UF Family preservation and support programs
   Family support services
SN Services for children and families (including adoptive and extended families) at risk or in crisis, including services to prevent unnecessary out-of-home placement, to reunify families, and to provide respite care.
BT Families
Family programs
SN Plans or courses of action developed and/or implemented by governmental units or other organizations to provide supporting services and resources to families.
RT Family preservation services
   Individualized family service plans
Family relationships
SN The interaction of family members.
NT Parent-child relationship
RT Child rearing
   Extended family
   Family environment
   Family structure
Family-school relationships
RT Staff-child relationship
   Staff-parent relationship
Family service centers
Family services
USE Family preservation and support services
Family-staff relationship
USE Staff-family relationship
Family structure
SN Organizational framework that determines family membership, and the functions and hierarchical position of family members.
RT Family environment
   Family relationships
Family-style meal service
SN Adults and children eating together, sharing the same menu, and talking together in an informal way.
BT Meal services
RT Experiential learning
   Family nutrition
   Family relationship
   Food-related activities
   Learning activities
   Socialization
Family support
USE Family preservation and support.
Family Support Act of 1989
SN Requires parents receiving Aid to Families with Dependent Children with children over age three to be employed or in a training program.
Family support services
USE Family preservation and support services
Family violence
SN Injurious or abusive physical force among members of a family or household.
BT Violence
RT At-risk children
   At-risk families
   Child abuse
   Crisis intervention
FamilyServe Project
SN An AmeriCorps project focusing on education through school readiness, human needs and health, and building community linkages on American Indian reservations.
RT AmenCorps
   Families
   Family literacy
   Family preservation and support
Farm workers
UF Seasonal farm workers
SN Individuals employed in agricultural production activities.
RT Migrant workers
Federal agencies
BT Agencies
RT Community agencies
Federal aid
UF Federal financial assistance
   Federal grants
RT Federal government
   Federal regulations
   State aid
Federal financial assistance
   USE Federal aid
Federal government
BT Government
RT Local government
   State government
   Tribal government
Federal grants
USE Federal aid
Federal-Indian relationship
SN Includes legal obligations to protect and enhance Indian trust resources and tribal self-government while providing economic and social programs at a level comparable to non-Indian society.
BT Relationships
RT Federal-State relationship
Federal laws
UF Federal legislation
SN Rules and principles governing the affairs of the United States.
RT State laws
   Tribal laws
Federal legislation
USE Federal laws
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards
BT Department of Transportation
   Standards
Federal programs
SN Programs sponsored by the federal government.
RT Federal aid
   Federal government
   Federal-Indian relationship
   Federal-State relationship
   State programs
Federal Register
SN Publication that includes notices of proposed and final regulations from federal agencies, public comments on proposed rules, executive orders and presidential proclamations and similar information.
Federal regulations
UF Federal requirements
SN Federal rules based on legislation.
BT Governance
RT Federal laws
   State regulations
Federal requirements
USE Federal regulations
Federal staff
SN Individuals employed by the federal government.
BT Staff
Federal-State relationship
SN Interaction between federal and state officials, agencies and programs.
RT Federal-Indian relationship
Feeding schedules
RT Breastfeeding
   Nutrition requirements
Feeding stages
RT Individual development
   Nutrition
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
SN A medical condition resulting from maternal alcohol abuse during pregnancy.
BT Congenital impairments
RT Alcohol abuse
   Mental retardation
   Neurological impairments
   Pregnancy
   Prenatal influences
Fetal care
USE Prenatal care
Field studies
SN Academic or other investigative studies undertaken in a natural setting, rather than in laboratories, classrooms, or other structured environments.
BT Studies
RT Case studies
   Longitudinal studies
   Research
Field trips
SN Group excursions for the purpose of firsthand observation, for example, to a museum, the woods, or a historic place.
RT Cultural institutions
   Educational institutions
   Environmental education
   Experiential learning
   Learning activities
   Museums
Financial assistance
UF Financial support
SN Includes assistance provided by grant, agreement, or contract, and payments may be made in installments and in advance or by way of reimbursement with necessary adjustments on account of overpayments or underpayments.
BT Technical assistance
RT Federal aid
   Grants
   State aid
Financial management
SN Management of money and other assets.
RT Budgeting
   Financial assistance
Financial support
USE Financial assistance
Fine motor development
BT Psychomotor development.
RT Fine motor skills
   Physical development
   Sensory development
Fine motor skills
UF Hand-eye coordination
RT Fine motor development
   Psychomotor skills
First aid
SN Emergency treatment administered to an injured or sick person, usually before professional health care is available.
BT Health care services
RT Accidents
   Emergencies
   Emergency health professionals
   Injuries
   Health education
   Health emergency procedures
Fiscal officer
SN The individual hired to manage program or project funds and expenditures.
RT Financial management
Florida
Fluoridation
SN Treatment to water and teeth with fluoride in order to reduce tooth decay.
BT Disease control
RT Dental health
   Preventive dental services
   Preventive health services
   Public health
   Water supply
Focus groups
SN Small groups selected from a wider population and sampled, through open discussion, for its members opinions about or emotional response to a particular subject or area.
RT Evaluation
   Needs assessment
Follow-up health care
USE Extended health follow-up
Follow-up plans
SN Plans designed to allow further monitoring and review and increase program effectiveness.
BT Planning
RT Monitoring
   Self-assessment
Follow-up services
SN Services provided after the completion of original encounter in respond to the continuing or developing needs of a child or family.
RT Family support and preservation services
   Ongoing health care
Follow-up studies
SN Studies that focus on the activities, progress, attitudes, etc. of individuals or groups after some treatment or their participation in a program, course of study, guidance process, etc.
BT Research
RT Field studies
   Longitudinal studies
Food and Consumer Services
BT US Department of Agriculture
Food-related activities
RT Experiential learning
   Learning activities
   Nutrition education
   Parenting education
   Socialization
Food safety and sanitation
SN Practices to ensure the safe handling and preparation of meals in center-based programs, in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, Tribal and local food safety and sanitation laws.
RT Child health and safety
   Federal regulations
   Food standards
   Hygiene
   Parenting education
   Public health
   Staff training
   State regulations
Food standards
SN Criteria by which quality, quantity and value of food are measured or judged.
BT Standards
RT Breakfast programs
   Lunch programs
   Nutrition requirements
Food storage and handling
RT Federal regulations
   Food safety and sanitation
   State regulations
   Tribal regulations
Formula
USE Infant formula
Foster care
UF Foster home
SN Refers to the care and rearing of children in private homes by persons other than the natural parents, with or without adoption.
BT Social services
RT Adoption
   Child welfare
   Foster family
Foster family
UF Foster parents
SN Family that provides care and nurturing for children not related through legal or blood ties.
RT Adoption
   Child welfare
   Foster care
Foster home
USE Foster care
Foster Grandparents
SN A volunteer group composed of senior citizens that provides support services for children.
RT AmeriCorps
   Retired Senior Volunteer Program
   Volunteers in Service to America
Foster parents
USE Foster family
Full day/full year programs
SN Programs in which a child is enrolled for a substantial part of each day for the period of twelve months.
BT Programs
RT Child care programs
Functional requirements
BT Requirements
Funding
SN To provide money for paying expenditures
RT Budgets
   Federal aid
   Financial assistance
Furniture
SN The moveable articles in a room or facility that make it fit for living or working.
NT Classroom furniture
RT Equipment
   Facilities
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