HEALTH SCREENINGS

Physical Exam

Completed by Physician/New Practitioner for every child with no documentation of an exam within the 6 months prior to child’s enrollment.  Parents need to schedule.  A Head Start Health Specialist will be utilized as a last resort for C&TC screening.

Dental Exam

Completed by dentist and scheduled by parents to include x-rays, cleaning, and fluoride treatment.  Payment of dental services must be made through alternate funding sources; Tri-Valley is the payer of last resort.

Height and Weight

Completed twice during program operation unless abnormal (over 95% or under 5%).  Abnormal results should be referred to WIC and the Nutrition Consultant.

Speech Screening

Speech therapist to screen appropriate speech development.

Hearing Screening

Puretone is completed by screener.  Rescreening and/or referral should be considered if a child misses any tone after rescreen.

Vision Screening

Screener should include cover test and corneal light reflection in screening.  LEA results of 10/25 (20/50) in either eye or a two-line difference between two eyes should be referred for further evaluation.

Developmental

Completed by classroom staff.  Referral based on obvious delay with parental input and consent.

Blood Pressure

Completed at doctor’s exam or at registration.

Blood Lead

Completed for every child, that has not had a blood lead previously or every child who has had an abnormal blood lead in the past.

DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS

Staff will complete a developmental screening on your child.  This is to learn what he/she can do.  The results of this screening, along with parent and staff observations, are used:

-         To set goals for each child.

-         To plan activities appropriate to the development of each child.

-         To address areas of concern.

-         If there is a concern after the screening, the child will either be re-screened or referred for further assessment.  A child will not be referred unless the parent/guardian signs a permission form.