New Guide Introduced For Child Care Providers
The Child Development Programme [CDP] has published a guide to assist Early Years child care professionals and home-based caregivers with a quick reference guide to provide a basic knowledge of healthy child development.
The Red Flags guide will assist professionals and families in identifying when a child, aged birth through 6 years, could be at risk of not meeting health and development milestones.
The Red Flags Guide is intended to assist in the determination of when and where child care professionals and families should refer for additional advice, formal assessment and treatment. It should be used in conjunction with other validated screening tools commonly used to monitor healthy child development.
CDP Coordinator, Sherri-Lee Bucci stated, “The sharing of the Government published guide book is our contribution to celebrating and honouring our community’s children and those that care for them. This guide is an adaptation of the Red Flags guide used in Canada.
“The Red Flags booklet is designed to ensure childcare providers are aware of the typical development of the young child and know when to refer young children for further services and support. It will help ensure the needs of our young children are met through early identification and referral.”
A spokesperson said, “Red Flags was first piloted in 2002, by the Simcoe County Early Intervention Council in Canada. Permission for the Bermuda Child Development Programme was granted by the York Region Red Flags in 2010. Following review and revisions, the Red Flag Guide has been modified to suit Bermuda’s needs.
“CDP will host a formal launch of the Red Flags Guide by hosting a meeting for child care providers on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at 6 p.m. For more information please contact CDP at 295-0746 ext. 2224 or email amatherden@gov.bm.”
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