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Roosevelt Early Childhood Center
3015 3rd Street N
St. Cloud, MN 56303
Phone: (320) 253-5828
Fax: (320) 529-4320
Assessment: (320) 252-0415
E-mail: roosevelt@isd742.org
Marj Hawkins,
director
Entrance: doors on the east and west sides
Census Form
ECFE Class Offerings
Early Childhood
Assessment
Preschool Registration
Student Handbook
Karie Currie
Mary Jo Frensko
Chris Greenlund
Jean Motschke
Ione Schmitt
Merith Starren
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Early Childhood Family Services focuses on
the development of caring, competent, and confident parents and
children. It strives to help families develop healthy parent-child
relationships that will positively shape children's futures and
bring personal growth and fulfillment for parents.
Parents are valued as their children's first and most significant
teachers. Early Childhood Family Education recognizes that the development
of positive parent-child relationships is no longer seen as inherent.
Parents today face many issues related to the care of the family
and children. Therefore, Early Childhood Family Education supports
the belief that parents can expect and receive education and support
from society.
Children are our most valuable resource. Young children with strong
senses of security, healthy self esteems, and enthusiastic motivations
for learning are well prepared for a rapidly changing world. Therefore,
Early Childhood Family Education works toward providing a setting
and modeling a process of responding to children through developmentally
appropriate practices.
The uniqueness of each parent-child relationship is worthy of respect.
Therefore, Early Childhood Family Education attempts to establish
a curriculum that is multicultural, gender fair, and disability
sensitive. It seeks to establish a nurturing atmosphere where all
parents and children can experience positive ways of being together.
Classes Offered:
PAT - PAT groups are for parents and their
young children newborn through age three. Parents come with their
children to the early childhood center for two hour sessions once
a week. Families are placed in groups according to the age of the
child. The main focus is always the parent-child relationship. The
expectation is that each parent will find support in working out
a balance between his own needs and the child's needs. For the children,
there is a playtime with their parent(s) and a chance to interact
with each other and an early childhood educator. For the parents
there is time to observe the uniqueness of their individual child
and talk about parenting concerns and child development with other
parents and staff.
Family Preschool (formerly known as FOSPA) is for parents
and their four and five-year-old children. The program focuses on
the quality of the parent-child relationship, on supporting parents
in their parenting role, and on the development of a competent,
resourceful child. The parents and their children come for two hours
once a week to a neighborhood school. Parents and children have
time to play together, and children have an opportunity to interact
with each other and an early childhood educator. There is also time
for parents to talk about parenting concerns and child development
with other parents and staff.
Infant Program - In cooperation with the Family Birthing
Center at the St. Cloud Hospital, sessions are offered for parents
of newborns and infants during those important first few months
of a child's life. Parents are invited to come to the hospital with
their young babies to meet with other parents, a parent educator,
and a nurse. In an informal setting parents can receive support
and have their parenting and health concerns addressed.
Home Visiting Program - Home visiting is an integral component
of the Parent-Child Programs. There is no "typical" family
that would require special one-to-one programming. Families with
special needs come from a variety of socioeconomic and educational
backgrounds. The home visitor networks with county agencies, health
care personnel, public and private agencies, counselors, Early Childhood
Special Education, and Parent-Child Program staff in receiving and
making referrals. There are two reasons for making a home visit.
A home visit can be made to tell a family about the Parent-Child
Programs and the types of parenting classes that are available.
The second reason for making a home visit is education. Personal
or medical problems may make it impossible for some families to
participate in regular group sessions. To meet the individual needs
of the parents, the home visitor meets with families in their homes
on a one-to-one basis until they are able to become a part of an
in-center group. The home visitor meets with a family to offer support,
stimulate motivation, and provide education. The home visitor also
helps the parents recognize their strengths and empowers them to
utilize the resources available to them to become more effective
in their role as the child's first and most significant teacher.
Teen Parent Program - The Teen Parent Program offers parents
attending an alternative high school and their young children a
place to gain support, problem-solve, and learn about their children
by watching and playing together. Parents meet weekly in small groups
with peer parents or staff, in groups with other young parents at
their school, or at the center based program with parents, children,
and staff. The staff address the special needs of young parents,
offer support, provide education, help the parents recognize their
strengths, and encourage the parents to utilize the community resources
available to them.
Dad's Project - The Dad's Project offers a special time for
fathers to concentrate on male parenting issues. "Super Saturdays"
is one of the programs included in the Dad's Project and offers
a special time for fathers to spend with their young children, ages
two to five. Generally, fathers are more comfortable with active
and involved play that includes close physical involvement between
them and their child. Activities during a two hour Saturday morning
group center around one theme - gym, science, art, woodworking or
cooking. The atmosphere is relaxed and the environment is developmentally
appropriate, allowing dads to focus on their child and get in touch
with their child's world of play. Special parenting concerns that
fathers have are addressed in a parent discussion time that is facilitated
by a male parent educator. Other programs include Daddy Kit classes,
home visiting to teen dads, a Father's Day community celebration,
and a parenting program at the correctional facility for incarcerated
dads.
On-Site Parenting Project - To make the Parent-Child programs
more accessible to families in the community, parent-child groups
are offered in various neighborhoods in a non-school setting. The
on-site staff cooperates with public and private social services
agencies, public health personnel, and Adult Basic Education. When
parents and children attend a group, there is time for parent education
and for parents and children to be together. The groups focus on
helping parents build positive relationships with their children
and empowering parents to utilize other resources within the community.
A statewide and local community effort towards violence prevention
has enabled the Parent-Child programs to receive additional funds
to help support the on-site projects. It is a viable prevention
model.
District 742 Preschool - is for young children ages three
to five and of all ability levels. The program follows the school
calendar with the options of morning or afternoon classes held two
or three times a week. The goals are to strengthen social, thinking,
creative, and physical skills; to learn peaceful approaches to problem
solving; to develop an appreciation for diversity within our community;
and to actively involve parents in their children's education.
On to Kindergarten - A five week class offered in the spring,
which meets once a week in the evening for two hours, for 4 and
5 year old children to experience a kindergarten routine at their
neighborhood school. While the children are in class, the parents
are participating in a parenting workshop on issues of helping their
child make the transition to school. Take home kits on social issues
are also available.
Single Parents & Children Pizza and Play Night - The
single parenting group offers positive support for single parents.
Parents come with their children ages two to five (sibling care
is provided). Parents and children have time together to play or
to participate in activities (art, gym, cooking, science) set up
by the educators. During discussion time, educators and parents
share resources and information and offer support and encouragement
to help strengthen their families.
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