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ESU 6 offers a variety of services to young children, parents, teachers, and childcare providers. ESU 6 promotes early childhood education by working directly with young children (age 0 to 5) and providing professional development opportunities for parents, teachers, and childcare providers. Reference below for ESU 6's programs in early childhood.

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ECR6PT    |    EARLY DEVELOPMENT NETWORK    |    ELC    |    TYKE

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Early Childhood Region 6 Planning Team (ECR6PT)

Region 6 Early Childhood Planning Team meets throughout the academic year. The mission of the Region 6 Early Childhood Planning Team is "to promote a coordinated system of early childhood services." Through the coordinated efforts of private and public agencies, the ESU 6 Service Coordinators, and the Region 6 Early Childhood Planning Team, the team strives to meet the needs of children below the age of 5 who qualify for special education services through the local public schools. Below is a list of the current team members:

► Jeanette Adamek, Seward Public Schools
► Leah Albers, Milford Public Schools
► Lisa Alfredson, Friend
► Julie Behren, Blue River Family Center
► Gail Brand, UNL Extension Seward County
► Harriet Delay, Health & Human Services - Lincoln
► Early Intervention- Department of Education
► Erica Gillespie, York Public Schools
► Kathleen Gustin, Norris Public Schools
► Connie Hansmeyer, ESU 6 - Milford
► Carol Koch, Health & Human Services - Lincoln
► Kate Lange, Public Health Solutions
► Nancy Meyer, ESU 6 - Milford
► Judy Nesbitt, Centennial Public Schools
► Denise Parrett, McCool Junction
► Karen Pinkelman, York Public Schools
► Michele Rayburn, ESU 6 - Geneva
► Stephanni Renn, Teen Parent Program - Crete Public Schools
► Deborah Ring, Crete Public Schools
► Michelle Kildare, ESU 6 - Milford
► Carolyn Sandall, PLAY 
► Jenna Schuerman, Wilber Elementary
► Tiffany Shonerd, Head Start
► Cara Small, ESU 6 - Milford
► Lenette Sprunk, ESU 7 - Columbus
► Heather Suhr, York
► Kris Sunken, ESU 6 - Milford
► Melissa Trautman, ESU 6 - Milford
► Salene Ulrich, Garland

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 Early Development Network

The Early Development Network provides services coordination at no charge to families with children age 0 to 3 who qualify for special education. In addition, free special education services are available from the local school district depending on the child's needs. Services Coordination and special education are provided year round to assure that young children have continuous services.

ESU 6 employs Services Coordinators who help families:

► Find services to meet developmental, educational, financial, health care, child care,
     respite care and other needs.

► Become coordinators of services for their own children in the future.

► Link with needed services

► Work with multiple providers to make sure services are provided as needed.

Resources:

► Understanding Family Rights in Nebraska's Early Development Network - Scroll down a      ways to find the video.

How can you refer your child to the Early Development Network? If your child is below the age of 3 and you have questions about his or her development, contact Marian Eicher at ESU 6 by phone: 800.327.0091 or 402.761.3341 or by e-mail: meicher[at]esu6.org.

 
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Southeast Early Learning Connection (ELC)

 ESU 6 coordinates its efforts with ESU 4, ESU 5, and Lincoln Public Schools to provide the Southeast Early Learning Connection (ELC). The mission of ELC is to build an effective, coordinated system for preparing, supporting, and recognizing the early childhood care and education workforce in order to provide high quality programs for young children and their families. Serving southeast Nebraska, the ELC provides professional development opportunities for parents, childcare providers, and pre-school teachers.  

ELC is able to provide services through the collaboration of local agencies:

► Blue River Family Center
► Blue Valley Community Action
► Child Abuse Prevention Council
► Community Action Partnership
► Concordia University
► Department of Health and Human Services
► Doane College
► ESU 4, 5, 6, and 18
► ESU 4. 5. 6. and 18 Planning Region Teams
► Family and Center Child Care Providers
► Family Service
► Four Corners Health Department
► Lincoln/Lancaster County Health Department
► NAEYC
► Peru State College
► Providers Network
► Public Health Solutions
► Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center
► School Districts
► Southeast Community College
► Southeast District Health Department
► Southeast Nebraska Communty Action
► University of Nebraska-Lincoln
► UNL Extension

Newsletters:

► Southeast Early Learning Connection Newsletter - September 2011
► Southeast Early Learning Connection Newsletter - November 2011
► Southeast Early Learning Connection Newsletter - February 2012
► Southeast Early Learning Connection Newsletter - May, 2012
► Southeast Early Learning Connection Newsletter - September, 2012
► Southeast Early Learning Connection Newsletter - November 2012
► Southeast Early Learning Connection Newsletter - February 2013
► Southeast Early Learning Connection Newsletter - May 2013

Upcoming Events:

► Monday, January 30, 2012 - Safe With You
► Tuesday, February 7, 2012 - Accreditation Retreat
► Tuesday, February 21, 2012 - Andrea Faber Taylor
► Saturday, March 10 & 13, 2012 - Caring Connections
► Saturday, March 17, 2012 - Can They Do It? Yes, They Can! (Auburn)
► Tuesday, March 20, 2012 - Can They Do It? Yes, They Can! (Lincoln)
► Wednesday & Thursday, March 21-22 - Bridges Out Of Poverty
► Saturday, March 31, 2012 - You Color My World
► Saturday, April 28, 2012 - Early Learning Guidelines
► Tuesday, June 26, 2012 - I Am Moving, I Am Learning
► September 20-22, 2012 - Plum Creek Children's Literacy Festival
                                             Brochure  |  Registration Form

► October 1, 2012 - Safe With You
► October 11, 2012 - Every Child Ready to Read (Beatrice)
► October 20, 2012 - Every Child Ready to Read (Lincoln)
► October 22, 2012 - Every Child Ready to Read (Nebraska City)
► November 8, 2012 - I Am Moving I Am Learning
► November 12, 2012 - Every Child Ready to Read (Norris)
► November 13, 2012 - Safe With You
► Early Learning Guidelines - 2012-13 Dates
► Integrating Ongoing Authentic Assessment with Every Day Curriculum - 2013 Dates
► January - August 2013 - OST Learning Series
► February 12, 2013 - I Am Moving I Am Learning - (Wilber, NE)
► February 26, 2013 - I Am Moving I Am Learning
►April 6, 2013 - Child Care Through All Kinds of Weather - Lincoln, NE
► April 13, 2013 - Peru State Early Childhood Conference - Peru State College
► April 25, 2013 - I Am Moving, I Am Learning - Seward
► May 20, 2013 - Supervision of Children - Lincoln, NE
► June 12, 2013 - Step Into My World - Concordia University, Seward, NE

Resources:

► ELC Partnership Brochure

For more information about The Early Learning Connection, please contact Cara Small, ELC Coordinator, at 800.327.0091 or contact her by e-mail at csmall[at]esu6.org.

 
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TYKE (Talking for Young Kids Education)

The TYKE program is designed to provide children with disabilities age 2 to 6 opportunities to develop communication, social and preliteracy skills in a classroom setting with peer students.

TYKE program is located in Geneva, Nebraska, and consists of four classrooms in Fillmore Central elementary. The classroom teachers for TYKE are Deb Bennett, SLP and ECSE, Kristi Most, ECSE, Pat Sudrla, ECSE, and Shaunna O'Brien, Early Childhood.

You can download the TYKE Handbook here.