Games
SN Activities that provide entertainment or amusement.
BT Activities
RT Recreational activities
   Toys

Garbage disposal
RT Disease control
   Food, safety and sanitation
   Public health

General Accounting Office

Georgia

Gifted
SN Endowed with great natural ability, intelligence or talent.
BT Exceptional children
NT Academically gifted
RT Ability
   Achievement
   Individualized education plans (IEP)
   Special education
   Special needs students

Gloves
SN Refers to nonporous, e.g. latex/disposable or non. latex/reusable gloves.
RT Hygiene
   Disease control
   Universal precautions

Governance
SN The policy-making, objective-setting and exercise of authority in an organization, institution or agency, includes administrative or management functions to the extent that they relate to the execution of policy and authority.
NT Federal regulations
   State regulation
RT Advisory committees
   Governing boards
   Tribal sovereignty

Governing boards
SN Groups charged with the responsibility for some degree of control over managing the affairs of public or private institutions.
NT Boards of Education
RT Administration
   Advisory committees
   Governance
   Parent Committees
   Policy Committees
   Policy Councils
   State Departments of Education

Governing body members
BT Governing bodies

Government publications
SN Documents, reports and similar materials produced by federal, state, local and other government agencies.
BT Publications
RT Reports

Grantees
SN Public or private nonprofit agencies which have been granted assistance by the Administration for Children, Youth and Families (ACYL) to carry on a Head Start program.
BT Grants
RT Block grants
   Demonstration grants
   Grants administration

Grants
SN Funds given by a foundation, government, institution or other organization, usually for a specific purpose.
NT Collaboration grants
   Cooperative agreement grants
   Demonstration grants
   Grantees
   Grants administration

Grants administration
SN The management of grants.
BT Administration
RT Block grants
   Collaboration grants
   Cooperative agreement grants
   Demonstration grants

Group dynamics
SN The formation and functioning of human groups, includes both the interaction within and among the groups.
BT Groups
RT Socialization

Group socialization activities

Groups
SN Individuals or things considered together because of similarities.
NT Health care professionals
   Volunteers
RT Ethnic groups
   Minority groups

Growth disorders
RT Failure to thrive syndrome

Guam
BT Pacific insular areas

Guardian
SN A person legally responsible for a child.
RT Caregivers
   Families
   Foster families
   Kinship families
   Parents

Guidance
SN Process of assisting individuals and groups to develop realistic and satisfying goals, pans and activities.
NT Child guidance
RT Child guidance centers
   Counseling
   Psychotherapy

Guidance materials
RT Parenting education
   Resource materials

[H]

Hand-eye coordination
 USE Fine motor skills

Handicapped children
 USE Children with disabilities

Hand washing
RT Disease control
   Food safety and sanitation
   Hygiene

Hawaii

Head lice
BT Community health problems

Head Start Act

Head Start Bulletin Board System

Head Start Bureau
BT Administration on Children, Youth and Families

Head Start Facility Referral and Information Service (FRIS)

Head Start Family Information System (HSFIS)
BT Head Start

Head Start Fellows
 USE National Head Start Fellowship Program

Head Start Management Institutes
NT Johnson & Johnson Head Start Management Institute

Head Start Program
SN Founded in 1965, the program serves low-income children and families through a network of grantee and delegate agencies.
NT Early Head Start
   Even Start
RT Head Start Bureau

Head Start Reauthorization Act of 1994
SN Signed into law to amend the Head Start Act and extend the Head Start program authorization period through fiscal year 1998.
RT Head Start Act

Head Start Roundtable
BT Administration on Children, Youth and Families

Health
SN Medical, dental, and mental well-being. In general refers to screening, diagnosis and treatment of medical needs and includes nutritional and preventive health care, immunizations, dental and mental health care.
RT Community health services
   Health and safety
   Mental health
   Physical health

Health advocacy
BT Advocacy
RT Preventive health services
   Well child care
   Wellness

Health and safety
NT Accident prevention
   Child health and safety
   Health and safety standards
   Injury prevention
RT Environmental health

Health and safety standards
BT Standards
RT Federal regulations
   State regulations
   Tribal regulations

Health assessment
BT Assessment
RT Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)

Health care coordinators
BT Health care professionals
RT Education coordinators

Health care facilities
NT Hospitals

Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA)

Health care procedures
RT Medication administration

Health care professionals
UF Health care providers
   Health personnel
   Medical personnel
SN Specialists that provide health services including physicians, dentists, nurses, and similar practitioners.
NT Child health care professionals
   Dentists
   Nurses
   Physicians
RT Child development professionals
   Dental health professionals
   Education professionals
   Emergency care professionals
   Nutrition professionals

Health care providers
 USE Health care professionals

Health care screening
UF Screening tests
SN A series of tests used to identify individuals who are likely to benefit from, or have difficulty in, some program or treatment, or who should be examined in greater depth.
BT Screening
NT Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)
RT Diagnostic tests

Health care services
UF Health services
   Medical care
   Medical services
SN Refers to medical, dental and mental health support provided to individuals and families. Services must be supported by staff or consultants with training and experience in public health, nursing, health education, maternal and child, health or health administration.
RT Community health services
   Mental health services

Health data tracking instruments

Health education
SN Activities that promote understanding, attitudes, and practices consistent with individual, family, and community health needs.
BT Education
RT Dental health education
   Disease control
   First aid
   Hygiene
   Mental health education
   Nutrition education
   Smoking
   Substance abuse
   Wellness

Health emergencies
BT Emergencies
   First aid
NT Dental health emergencies
RT Emergency care professionals

Health emergency procedures
SN Policies and procedures established to respond to medical and dental health emergencies with which all staff are familiar and trained.
BT Health emergencies
RT Accidents
   First aid

Health examinations
 USE Physical examinations

Health personnel
 USE Health care professionals

Health promotion
 USE Wellness

Health record
RT Child health record

Health risks
SN Factors, things, elements or courses of action involving a certain danger to an individual's or group's health.

Health screening process
 USE Health care screening

Health services
 USE Health care services

Health Services Advisory Committee
SN Established with professionals and volunteers from the community to address health service issues and to help agencies respond to community needs.

Health status
UF Child health status
RT Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment
   Health care screening
   Physical examinations

Healthy Child Care America campaign

Healthy Start Initiative

Hearing impairments
UF Deafness
SN Mild to total hearing loss.
RT Auditory tests
   Sign language

Hepatitis
SN Inflammation of the liver caused by infectious or toxic agents and characterized by fever, jaundice, liver enlargement and abdominal pain.
BT Diseases
RT Hepatitis vaccines

Hepatitis vaccines
UF Adult hepatitis B vaccine
BT Vaccines
   Community health problems
   Contagious diseases
   Disease control

Hispanic Americans
UF Spanish-speaking Americans
NT Mexican Americans
RT Ethnic groups
   Minority groups

HIV infection
 USE AIDS

Home-based program option
RT Center-based programs
   Home visits

Home-based services
SN Services focusing on the child and family's immediate environment and the influence it has on total growth and development.
RT Home visitor
   Home visits

Home environment
SN The circumstances or conditions that surround the child and family in the home.
RT Home language
   Influences

Home language
SN The language spoken in the child's home by family members and visitors.
RT Home environment

Home visitors
SN The staff member in the home-based program option assigned to work with parents to provide comprehensive services to children and their families through home visits and group socialization activities. Home visitors must have knowledge and experience in child development and early childhood education; the principles of child health, safety and nutrition; adult learning principles; and family dynamics.
RT Family preservation and support
   Home-based service option
   Home visits

Home visits
SN Used to assist, encourage and support parents as they foster the growth and development of their children, including physical development through outdoor and indoor active play, and the development of cognitive and language skills through creative self-expression.
RT Community health services
   Family preservation and support
   Home based services
   Home visitor
   Staff-parent relationships

Homebuilders
SN A program of intensive family preservation services.
RT Family preservation and support services

Homeless families
SN Families without permanent or fixed residences, typically living in abandoned buildings, public places, or the streets, and at times seeking temporary shelter with public or private charities.
RT Poverty
   Economically disadvantaged

Hospitals
BT Health care facilities

Housing
SN Buildings or other shelters in which people live, also the provision of such shelter.
NT Public housing

Hyperactivity
SN Behavior characterized, by overactivity, restlessness, distractibility, and short attention span.
BT Behavior
RT Attention deficit disorders
   Behavior problems
   Emotional disturbances
   Learning disabilities
   Neurological impairments
   Perceptual impairments

Hygiene
SN Pertains to personal body care and grooming.
NT Hand washing
   Toothbrushing
RT child health and safety
   Dental hygiene
   Food safety and sanitation.

[I]

Idaho

Illinois

Immigrants
SN People who leave one country to settle permanently in another.
BT Migrants
RT Ethnic groups
   Minority groups

Immunization
SN The act of producing immunity from disease by inoculation.
RT Childhood diseases
   Contagious diseases
   Disease control
   Public health

Immunization programs
BT Immunization

Immunization recommendations
SN Issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as any additional recommendations from the local Health Services Advisory Committee that are based on prevalent community health problems.
RT Disease control
   Immunization programs
   Public health

In-kind contributions
SN Services and/or products provided by local service providers that are considered as part of local funding for Head Start programs.
RT Budgeting
   Funding

Inclusion
UF Environment of acceptance
SN The act of including or the state of being included.
RT Cultural diversity
   Eligibility
   Equal access
   Multicultural principles

Income
RT Economic status

Independence
BT Social development
RT Self-esteem

Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978

Indian child welfare programs
RT Social services

Indian Health Service
BT Department of Health and Human Services

Indian reservations
SN Tracts of land, set aside by agreements between governments and Indian tribes, that are reserved for the exclusive use and occupancy of those tribes.
RT American Indians
   Federal-Indian relationship
   Tribal government
   Tribally controlled education

Indiana

Indians
 USE American Indians

Individual development
BT Development
RT Behavior development
   Moral development
   Psychological development
   Social development

Individual health plan

Individual transition plan

Individualized education
UF Individualized instruction
SN Adapting instruction to individual needs within the group.
BT Teaching methods
RT Diagnostic teaching
   Individualized education plans (IEP)
   Individualized family service plans (IFSP)
   Special education
   Special needs students

Individualized education programs (IEP)
SN Educational programs for individual students, each geared to the particular student's needs and conducted in accordance with a written plan agreed on between the student (and/or parents) and school officials. IEPs were originally conceived for use in educating children with disabilities and were gradually expanded to include all special needs groups.
BT Special programs
RT Diagnostic teaching
   Individualized, family service plans (IFSP)
   Mainstreaming
   Special education
   Special needs students

Individualized family service plan (IFSP)
SN A written plan for providing early intervention services to a child eligible under Part H of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). Developed by multidisciplinary teams of health care and educational practitioners and families of young children who have physical or mental disabilities or are at risk for such disabilities. Each plan is written to provide for the individual child's developmental needs, the family's needs related to enhancing the child's development, and early intervention services required.
BT Special programs
RT Developmental delays
   Diagnostic teaching
   Disabilities
   Early intervention
   Family involvement
   Federal programs
   Individualized education
   Individualized education plans (TEP)
   Parent involvement

Individualized instruction
 USE Individualized education

Individualized programs
SN Noneducational programs (e.g. therapeutic, medicinal) adapted to meet individualized needs within a group.
RT Individualized education plans (IEP)
   Individualized family service plans (IFSP)
   Special programs

Individuals with Disabilities Act
RT Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
RT Individuals with Disabilities Act

Indoor active play
SN Activities that take place inside, within the walls of a center, for example in a gymnasium, or within the child's home.
BT Play
RT Dramatic plan
   Games
   Recreational activities
   Toys

Infant care
 USE Child care

Infant dental caries
UF Baby bottle tooth decay
BT Community health problems
RT Preventive dental health care

Infant formula
UF Formula
RT Breastfeeding

Infant mental health
 USE Mental health

Infant mortality
SN The rate of death in infants.
NT Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Infant-parent relationship
 USE Parent-child relationship

Infantile autism
SN Disorder appearing in children younger than two and a half, characterized by lack of interest in others, self-absorption, impaired communication skills and bizarre behavior.
RT Autism

Infants
SN Children in the earliest period of life, especially before he or she can walk.
RT Infants and toddlers

Infants and toddlers
SN Children from birth through approximately 3 years of age.
RT Early Head Start

Infants and toddlers with disabilities
 USE Children with disabilities

Infection control
 USE Disease control

Infectious diseases
 USE Contagious diseases

Information centers
SN Facilities or programs that provide a variety of information.
RT Clearinghouses
   Community information services
   Cultural institutions
   Libraries
   Museums
   Publications

Information collection
RT Child observations
   Emergency plans
   Parent involvement
   Recordkeeping

Information collection
RT Federal regulations
   Recordkeeping
   State regulations
   Tribal regulations

Information memorandum

Information policy
SN Governing principles that serve as guidelines or rules for decision-making and action in the area of information.
RT Confidentiality
   Ethics
   Information systems

Information systems
SN Procedures, operations and functions devoted to processing information within an organization.
RT Computers
   Databases
   Electronic resources

Injuries
SN Damages or harm done to or suffered by a person or thing.
RT Accidents
   Emergencies
   Health emergency procedures
   Injury prevention

Injury prevention
BT Safety
RT Accident prevention
   Child health and safety

Insect and rodent control
BT Disease control
RT Child health and safety
   Food safety and sanitation
   Garbage disposal
   Public health

Inspections
UF Self-inspections
SN Official examinations or reviews.
NT Safety inspections
RT Facilities maintenance
   Health and safety

Instructional films
RT Audiovisual instruction
   Multimedia training materials
   Teaching methods

Insurance

Intellectual development
UF Reasoning
SN Increasing complexity or growth of reasoning and thought processes.
BT Development
RT Behavior development
   Moral development
   Social development

Interagency agreements

Interagency cooperation
SN Cooperation of agencies with each other or other organizations, groups, etc.
RT Agencies
   Community partnerships

Intergenerational
SN Being or occurring between groups or individuals in different generations, usually between older adults and. younger persons.
RT Family
   Volunteers

International organizations
SN Groups with members in more than one country.
BT Organizations

Intervention
SN Action performed to direct or influence behavior.
NT Crisis intervention
   Early intervention
RT Behavior problems
   Counseling
   Disabilities
   Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)
   Family preservation and support
   Health care services
   Special education

Intestinal parasites
BT Community health problems

Intra-agency agreements
BT Collaborative partnerships

Intra-agency workshops
BT Collaborative partnerships

Involvement
SN Engagement as a participant to influence or affect activities and outcomes.
NT Family involvement
   Parent involvement

Iowa

[J]

Jews
BT Ethnic groups
   Minority groups

Johnson & Johnson Head Start Management Institute
SN Annual training institute held at UCLA.
BT Training
RT Continuing education
   Staff training

Jumpstart
SN An early intervention program that offers a one-on-one interaction between counselors and four -year olds who are experiencing difficulty adjusting to Head Start preschool programs.
BT Early intervention
RT Counselors
   Early childhood education
   Volunteers

[K]

Kansas

Kentucky

Kindergarten
SN A program or class for four to six year old children that serves as an introduction to school.
RT Early-childhood education
   Elementary education
   Preschool children

Kinship families
SN Relatives other than biological parents that are caring for children.
BT Families
RT Extended families
   Poster families

[L]

Language
UF Child language
SN Systematic means of communicating ideas and feelings through the use of signs, gestures, words, and/or auditory symbols.
NT Sign language
RT Communications
   English as a second language
   Home language
   Language development
   Language disorders

Language development
SN Development in the individual of his or her native language.
BT Verbal development
RT Language
   Language disorders

Language disorders
SN Receptive or expressive language impairments.
BT Disabilities
NT Dyslexia
RT Communication disorders
   Hearing impairment
   Learning disabilities
   Neurological impairments
   Reading difficulties
   Speech impairment

Language skills
BT Skills

Laws
UF Child care legislation
   Legislation
SN The principles that govern the affairs of a nation, state, region or community. Also rules of conduct or procedure established by custom, agreement or authority.
NT Federal laws
   Local laws
   State laws
   Tribal laws

Lead poisoning
SN Acute of chronic poisoning by lead or any of its salts.
BT Disabilities
RT Community health problems
   Environmental hazards and pollutants
   Neurological impairments
   Physical health
   Public health
   Special health problems

Learning
SN Process of acquiring knowledge, attitudes or skills from study, instruction or experience.
NT Adult learning Experiential learning
RT Education environment
   Individual development
   Learning activities
   Learning disabilities
   Nature nurture controversy

Learning activities
UF Education activities
SN Activities engaged in by the learner for the purpose of acquiring certain skills, concepts or knowledge, whether guided by an instructor or not.
RT Adult-directed activities
   Child-initiated activities
   Experiential learning
   Field trips
   Food-related activities
   School activities
   Staff training

Learning difficulties
 USE Learning problems

Learning disabilities
SN Category in federal legislation referring to disorders involved in understanding or using language, manifested in imperfect ability to listen, think, speak, read, write, spell or do mathematical calculations.
RT Communication disorders
   Developmental disabilities
   Learning problems
   Neurological impairments

Learning problems
UF Learning difficulties.
SN Category in federal legislation referring to problems encountered in the process of learning. They may be the result of visual, hearing or motor impairments, mental retardation, behavioral disorders, health impairments, or of cultural, environmental or economic disadvantage.
RT Academic achievement
   Behavior disorders
   Diagnostic teaching
   Hearing impairment
   Learning disabilities
   Mental retardation
   Motor development
   Neurological impairments
   Reading difficulties
   Special health problems
   Speech impairment
   Visual impairments

Learning readiness
SN State or condition of an individual that makes it possible for him or her to engage profitably in a given learning activity. It depends on such factors as past experiences, cognitive development, affective factors and motivation as well as on the instructional methods and materials to be used.
BT Readiness
RT Cognitive development
   Emotional development
   Learning
   Learning problems
   School readiness
   Social development

Legislation
 USE Laws

Libraries
SN Institutions housing collections of systemically acquired and organized information resources and providing assistance in accessing the collections.
BT Educational institutions
RT Community resources
   Field trips
   Literacy
   Museums

Licensing
SN The process of authorizing that a professional or agency is qualified to perform or provide certain services.
RT Certification
   Licensing requirements

Licensing requirements
BT Licensing
RT Federal regulations
   Local regulations
   State regulations
   Tribal regulations

Life skills
UF Self-help skills
SN Personal management and social skills necessary for adequate functioning on an independent basis.
RT Individual development.
   Psychomotor skills
   Social development

Life skills development
SN Development of personal management and social skills necessary for adequate functioning on an independent basis.
RT Adaptive behavior
   Mentoring
   Psychomotor skills
   Social development

Linguistically appropriate
RT Developmentally appropriate

Literacy
SN Ability to read and write. Also communication with written or printed symbols.
RT Cultural literacy
   Home language
   Numeracy

Literacy programs
NT Emergency Literacy Program

Local agencies
 USE Community agencies

Local education agencies (LEA)
BT Community agencies
RT School districts

Local facilities
 USE Community centers

Local government
UF County government
BT Government

Local health departments
BT Local government

Local health care professionals
BT Health care professionals
RT Community health services

Local laws
SN Ordinances and regulations relating to a particular locality within a state or province.
BT Laws
RT Federal laws
   Local police departments
   State laws
   Tribal laws

Local police departments
UF Enforcement agencies
RT State police

Long term care
SN Medical and social care given to individuals with chronic impairments.
RT Chronic illnesses
   Community health services
   Extended health follow-up
   Health services
   Ongoing health care

Longitudinal studies
SN Pertaining to the development of persons or groups over time.
BT Research
NT Case studies
   Field studies
   Follow up studies
RT Trend analysis
 

Louisiana

Low-income children
BT Economically disadvantaged
RT Low-income families
   Lower class

Low-income families
BT Economically disadvantaged
RT Low-income children
   Lower class

Lower class
BT Social class
RT Economically disadvantaged
   Low-income children
   Low-income families

Lunch programs
RT Breakfast programs
   Ethnic foods
   Food standards
   Meal services
   Nutrition requirements

[M]

Maine

Mainstreaming
SN Progressively including and maintaining exceptional students (disabled or gifted) in classes and schools with regular or normal students, with steps taken to see that special needs are satisfied within this arrangement.
RT Children with disabilities
   Exceptional children
   Inclusion
   Individualized education plans (IEP)
   Special education
   Special needs students

Managed care organizations
BT Health care services

Management
 USE Administration

Management improvement projects

Management information systems
 USE Management systems

Management procedures
 USE Administrative procedures

Management staff qualifications
 USE Staff qualifications

Management systems
UF Management information systems
SN A general term indicating that a systems approach has been used in dealing with management concerns.
RT Administration
   Decision-making

Management training initiatives
RT Continuing education
   Staff development

Mandatory reporting
SN Responding to suspected or known child abuse by reporting the situation to the appropriate professional or agency.
RT Child abuse
   Child neglect
   Child protective services
   Intervention

Marianas Islands
BT Pacific insular areas

Marshall Is lands
BT Pacific insular areas

Maryland

Massachusetts

Maternal and Child Health Bureau
BT Administration on Children, Youth and Families

Maternal and Child Health Services (state)
UF State Maternal and Child Health Services

Maternal health
RT Perinatal influences
   Pregnancy
   Prenatal care
   Prenatal influences

Mathematical literacy
 USE Numeracy

Maturation
SN Full growth or development of the individual.
RT Growth disorders
   Individual development
   Physical development

Maturity
BT Social development
RT Individual development

Meal pattern requirements (USDA)
RT Meal services
   Nutrition requirements

Meal services
SN Grantee and delegate agencies must ensure that nutritional services in center based settings contribute to the development and socialization of enrolled children by providing that a variety of food is served to broaden each child's food experience; food is not used as punishment or reward; sufficient time is allowed for each child to eat; infants are held while being fed; medically-based diets and other dietary requirements are accommodated; and there is opportunity for child involvement in food-related activities.
RT Breakfast programs Lunch programs
   Nutrition programs

Measles
SN An acute, contagious disease, usually occurring in childhood and characterized by eruption of red spots on the skin, fever and other symptoms.
BT Childhood diseases
RT Chicken pox
   Contagious diseases
   Immunization programs
   Mumps
   Pertussis
   Rubella
   Strep throat
   Vaccines for Children program

Mediation
 USE Conflict resolution

Medical care
 USE Health care services

Medicaid
SN A program jointly funded by the states and the federal government that reimburses hospitals and physicians for providing care to qualifying individuals who cannot finance their own medical expenses.
RT Medicare

Medicaid Bureau
BT Department of Health and Human Services
RT Head Start Bureau

Medicaid outreach activities
BT Outreach activities

Medical home
SN An ongoing long-term source of continuous, accessible medical care for children and their families with which they can remain involved when the child is no longer enrolled in Early Head Start or Head Start programs.
BT Health services

Medical personnel
 USE Health care professionals

Medical services
 USE Health services

Medical standards
SN Minimum levels for health care and health services set by staff and parents to discuss behavioral and mental health concerns relating to an individual child or group of children; and assistance in providing special help for children with atypical behavior or development.
RT Mental health education
   Mental health professionals

Medicare
SN A program under the Federal Social Security Administration that reimburses hospitals and physicians for medical care provided to qualifying individuals.
RT Medicaid

Medication administration
UF Administration of medication
SN Established and written procedures regarding the administration, handling, and storage of medication for every child. These procedures are modified as necessary to satisfy State or Tribal laws but must remain consistent with Federal laws.
RT Health procedures

Medication storage and handling
RT Food storage and handling

Mental disorders
UF Psychological disorders
SN Any emotional or organic mental impairments.
BT Disabilities
NT Emotional disturbances
   Neurosis
   Psychosis
RT Behavior disorders
   Mental health
   Neurological impairments

Mental health
UF Child mental health
   Emotional health
   Infant mental health
   Mental wellness
SN Relatively enduring state or adjustment in which individuals have feelings of well-being, are realizing their abilities and coping with everyday demands without excessive stress. Also includes efforts to maintain and promote this state to prevent mental disorders.
BT Health
RT Mental health professionals
   Mental health services
   Public health

Mental health consultation
SN Session involving mental health professionals, Head start staff and parents to discuss behavioral and mental health concerns relating to an individual child or group of children; and assistance in providing special help for children with atypical behavior or development.
RT Mental health education
   Mental health professionals

Mental health coordinators
BT Health care coordinators
RT Mental health professionals

Mental health education
SN Group and individual staff and parent training about mental health issues.
RT Dental health education
   Health education
   Mental health consultation
   Nutrition education

Mental health intervention
BT Intervention
RT Early intervention
   Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)

Mental health professionals
UF Mental health providers
SN All types and levels of mental health practitioners including professional counselors and therapists, paraprofessionals, technicians, aides, etc.
NT Counselors
   Psychologists
   School psychologists
   Social workers
RT Child health care professionals
   Education professionals
   Emergency care professionals
   Health care professionals
   Nutrition professionals

Mental health programs
RT Community mental health services
   Mental health professionals
   Mental health services

Mental health providers
 USE Mental health professionals

Mental health services
SN Supported by staff or consultants who are licensed or certified mental health professionals with experience and expertise in serving young children and their families.

Mental retardation
UF Mentally handicapped
   Retarded children
SN Intellectual functioning that is two or more standard deviations below the mean (usually below 70 IQ range), concurrent with deficits in adaptive behavior, and manifested during the developmental period.
RT Special health problems

Mental wellness
 USE Mental health

Mentally handicapped
 USE Mental retardation

Mentoring
RT Mentors
RT Life skills development

Mentors
SN Individuals who serve as trusted counselors and/or teachers.
NT Family mentors
RT Staff-family relationship

Menu planning requirements
 USE Nutrition standards

Mexican Americans
 USE Hispanic Americans

Michigan

Middle class
BT Social class
RT Lower class
   Socioeconomic status
   Upper class

Migrant children
BT Migrants

Migrant Head Start Programs
SN A Head Start program that serves families who are engaged in agricultural work and who have changed. their residence from one geographical location to another in the preceding 2-year period.

Migrant Health Program

Migrant programs
SN Projects or programs for or by migrant workers and their families designed to further their social or economic progress, including education, medical or occupational assistance.
BT Programs
RT Outreach programs

Migrant workers
BT Migrants

Migrants
SN Persons who move from place to place.
ET Groups
NT Immigrants
RT Ethnic groups
   Minority groups
   Special needs students

Minimum requirements
SN The minimum levels of overall accomplishments that a Head Start agency shall achieve in order to meet the program performance standards. A Head Start grantee must demonstrate a level of compliance with Federal and State requirements such that no deficiency exists in its program.
RT Deficiency
   Delegate agencies
   Grantees
   Program performance standards

Minnesota

Minority groups
SN Subgroups within a larger society that are distinguished from the majority and each other by race, national heritage or sometimes by religious or cultural affiliation
BT Groups
NT African Americans
   American Indians
   Asian Americans
   Hispanic Americans
RT Ethnic groups

Mississippi

Missouri

Mobile Head Start program
SN Head Start services utilizing transportable equipment set up in various community-based locations on routine, weekly schedule, operating in conjunction with home-based Head Start programs, or as a Head Start classroom.

Monitoring
UF Program monitoring
BT Assessment
RT Inspections
   On-site Program Review Instrument
   Standards

Montana

Moral development
SN Developmental processes in the formation of moral reasoning and judgments.
BT Individual development
RT Ethics
   Moral values
   Personality development
   Values

Moral values
SN Principles and standards which determine the extent to which human action or conduct is right or wrong.
BT Values
RT Ethics
   Moral development

Motor development
SN Development of the ability to manipulate and control limbs and body movement.
BT Physical development
RT Developmental delays
   Fine motor development
   Movement education
   Neurological impairments
   Psychomotor skills

Motor skills
 USE Psychomotor skills

Movement education
SN Developing and applying coordinated and rhythmical body movements in learning situations.
BT Physical education
RT Creative expression
   Dance education
   Motor development
   Sensory motor learning

Multicultural education
SN Education involving two or more ethnic groups and designed to help participants clarify their own ethnic identity and appreciate that of others, reduce prejudice and stereotyping, and promote cultural pluralism and equal participation.
RT Bilingual programs
   Cultural diversity
   Ethnic groups
   Inclusion
   Multicultural principles

Multicultural issues
RT Cultural diversity
   Ethnic groups
   Inclusion
   Multicultural principles

Multicultural principles
SN Program elements that validate and build upon the culture and strengths of the children enrolled in Head Start and their families. "Every individual has the right to maintain his or her own identity while acquiring the skills to function in our diverse society." - from Multicultural Principles for the Head Start Program.
RT Cultural diversity
   Inclusion

Multicultural programs
RT Cultural diversity
   Multicultural principles

Multiethnic Placement Act

Multigenerational households
 USE Extended families

Multimedia training materials
SN Materials, including computer applications, that combine some or all of text, sounds, graphics, animation and video into integrated packages used in learning activities.
RT Audiovisual aids
   Communications
   Curriculum
   Instructional films
   Parenting education
   Resource materials
   Teaching methods
   Videotape recordings

Multiple disabilities
BT Children with disabilities
RT Deaf-blind

Multisensory learning
SN Pertains to learning that involves the processing of stimuli through two or more senses.
BT Learning
RT Learning activities
   Sensory motor learning

Mumps
SN An acute, inflammatory contagious disease caused by a virus and characterized by swelling of the salivary glands.
BT Childhood diseases
RT Chicken pox
   Contagious diseases
   Immunization programs
   Measles
   Pertussis
   Rubella
   Strep throat

Museums
BT Cultural institutions
BT Community resources
   Field trips

Music education
BT Education
RT Art education
   Creative expression
   Dance education
   Experiential learning
   Field trips
   Learning activities
   Movement education

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