§ 42-72.2-1 Legislative findings andpolicy. – (a) The general assembly finds that it is in the public interest of all of thecitizens of the state to provide a comprehensive, integrated system of healthcare and education for special needs infants, toddlers, and their families, andwhile the general assembly embraces this goal on behalf of special needschildren, it views the provisions of this chapter as an opportunity to promotethe health, well being, and developmental competence of all preschool childrenand, therefore, finds there is a need for a commitment to implementing programsand policies in which all young children and their families are thebeneficiaries of a coordinated human service system.
(b) The general assembly finds that consistent with thispopulation based philosophical orientation, the state, via the provisions ofthis chapter, supports the development and statewide implementation of thefamily support program for all children from birth to three (3) and theirfamilies. The policy of the program is to reflect commitments to bothprevention as well as intervention, and, therefore, the program shall include:
(1) Periodic and systematic appraisals of child and familyneeds;
(2) A comprehensive array of support and interventionservices ranging from information on parenting and child care to the provisionof coordinated educational, therapeutic, and/or medical services; and
(3) A mechanism for ensuring the appropriate and timelylinkage between identified needs and community based services.
(c) The general assembly finds that the family supportprogram acknowledges that effective parenting is essential to child competenceand healthful outcomes, and consequently, promotes programs and policies whichfacilitate appropriate and meaningful parent/child experiences. Furthermore,the program supports the development of child care environments which reflectthese effective parenting principles, and also provides maximum opportunity forthe integration of special needs children in community based settings.
The general assembly further finds that families arestrengthened to a greater extent if professionals work to facilitate alreadyestablished informal support networks rather than substitute it with formalservices. In recognition that no one program can or should meet the needs ofall families, linkages between service systems take on critical importance. Thegeneral assembly also finds that developing intervention approaches whichcontinually support the movement of families toward their maximum level ofindependence from professional intervention is a primary goal of this program,and that the rights, independence, and responsibility of parents as the primarydeterminant of their own child and family needs, as well as those serviceswhich would most effectively respond to these needs are recognized by theprogram. Accordingly, while the family support program is intended to beavailable to all parents statewide, participation at any level is voluntary andsubject to parental judgment.
§ 42-72.2-1 Legislative findings andpolicy. – (a) The general assembly finds that it is in the public interest of all of thecitizens of the state to provide a comprehensive, integrated system of healthcare and education for special needs infants, toddlers, and their families, andwhile the general assembly embraces this goal on behalf of special needschildren, it views the provisions of this chapter as an opportunity to promotethe health, well being, and developmental competence of all preschool childrenand, therefore, finds there is a need for a commitment to implementing programsand policies in which all young children and their families are thebeneficiaries of a coordinated human service system.
(b) The general assembly finds that consistent with thispopulation based philosophical orientation, the state, via the provisions ofthis chapter, supports the development and statewide implementation of thefamily support program for all children from birth to three (3) and theirfamilies. The policy of the program is to reflect commitments to bothprevention as well as intervention, and, therefore, the program shall include:
(1) Periodic and systematic appraisals of child and familyneeds;
(2) A comprehensive array of support and interventionservices ranging from information on parenting and child care to the provisionof coordinated educational, therapeutic, and/or medical services; and
(3) A mechanism for ensuring the appropriate and timelylinkage between identified needs and community based services.
(c) The general assembly finds that the family supportprogram acknowledges that effective parenting is essential to child competenceand healthful outcomes, and consequently, promotes programs and policies whichfacilitate appropriate and meaningful parent/child experiences. Furthermore,the program supports the development of child care environments which reflectthese effective parenting principles, and also provides maximum opportunity forthe integration of special needs children in community based settings.
The general assembly further finds that families arestrengthened to a greater extent if professionals work to facilitate alreadyestablished informal support networks rather than substitute it with formalservices. In recognition that no one program can or should meet the needs ofall families, linkages between service systems take on critical importance. Thegeneral assembly also finds that developing intervention approaches whichcontinually support the movement of families toward their maximum level ofindependence from professional intervention is a primary goal of this program,and that the rights, independence, and responsibility of parents as the primarydeterminant of their own child and family needs, as well as those serviceswhich would most effectively respond to these needs are recognized by theprogram. Accordingly, while the family support program is intended to beavailable to all parents statewide, participation at any level is voluntary andsubject to parental judgment.
§ 42-72.2-1 Legislative findings andpolicy. – (a) The general assembly finds that it is in the public interest of all of thecitizens of the state to provide a comprehensive, integrated system of healthcare and education for special needs infants, toddlers, and their families, andwhile the general assembly embraces this goal on behalf of special needschildren, it views the provisions of this chapter as an opportunity to promotethe health, well being, and developmental competence of all preschool childrenand, therefore, finds there is a need for a commitment to implementing programsand policies in which all young children and their families are thebeneficiaries of a coordinated human service system.
(b) The general assembly finds that consistent with thispopulation based philosophical orientation, the state, via the provisions ofthis chapter, supports the development and statewide implementation of thefamily support program for all children from birth to three (3) and theirfamilies. The policy of the program is to reflect commitments to bothprevention as well as intervention, and, therefore, the program shall include:
(1) Periodic and systematic appraisals of child and familyneeds;
(2) A comprehensive array of support and interventionservices ranging from information on parenting and child care to the provisionof coordinated educational, therapeutic, and/or medical services; and
(3) A mechanism for ensuring the appropriate and timelylinkage between identified needs and community based services.
(c) The general assembly finds that the family supportprogram acknowledges that effective parenting is essential to child competenceand healthful outcomes, and consequently, promotes programs and policies whichfacilitate appropriate and meaningful parent/child experiences. Furthermore,the program supports the development of child care environments which reflectthese effective parenting principles, and also provides maximum opportunity forthe integration of special needs children in community based settings.
The general assembly further finds that families arestrengthened to a greater extent if professionals work to facilitate alreadyestablished informal support networks rather than substitute it with formalservices. In recognition that no one program can or should meet the needs ofall families, linkages between service systems take on critical importance. Thegeneral assembly also finds that developing intervention approaches whichcontinually support the movement of families toward their maximum level ofindependence from professional intervention is a primary goal of this program,and that the rights, independence, and responsibility of parents as the primarydeterminant of their own child and family needs, as well as those serviceswhich would most effectively respond to these needs are recognized by theprogram. Accordingly, while the family support program is intended to beavailable to all parents statewide, participation at any level is voluntary andsubject to parental judgment.
