Kid Squad
 Kid Squad is:
- Early Childhood Consultation Program offered at
no cost to eligible child care homes and centers.
- A tested model that results in improvement in children’s
social and emotional development, reduction in behavior problems
and decrease in need for child expulsions from childcare.
- Composed of early childhood educators and mental
health practitioners with expertise in early childhood, social
and emotional development and the needs of young families.
- Based in the Positive Behavioral Intervention Support model.
Kid Squad professionals help strengthen the services offered to
young children and their families. They can help develop staff
skills, implement effective classroom strategies and solve problems
with challenging children or families under stress. They can help
caregivers and parents find specialized services for children with
more serious emotional, educational or behavioral problems. Kid
Squad offers child and family focused consultation. Kid Squad consultants
will observe the child in the classroom (child development center/head
start), consult with the family and the child care staff, and assess
the needs of the child.
Child Care Centers, In Home Child Care and Early Childhood Education
Programs in Douglas and Sarpy Counties, serving children ages 5
or under who receive Title 20 assistance, are eligible to apply.
Contact Traci Penrod-McCormick – (402) 553-6000 – at Child
Saving Institute for more information.
KID
SQUAD is a cooperative program of the Center for Holistic Development,
Child Saving Institute, Early Childhood Training Center, Heartland
Family Service, Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska, Behave’n
Day Center, Region 6 Behavioral Healthcare, and Munroe-Meyer Institute.
The State of Nebraska Health and Human Services System, the Buffett
Early Childhood Foundation and The Kim Foundation provide funding
support for this program.
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