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Early childhood intervention is a support and educational system for very young children (aged birth to six years) who have been victims of, or who are at high risk for child abuse and/or neglect. Some states and regions have chosen to focus these services on children with developmental disabilities or delays, but Early Childhood Intervention is not limited to children with these disabilities. The mission of Early Childhood Intervention is to assure that families who have at-risk children in this age range receive resources and supports that assist them in maximizing their child's physical, cognitive, and social/emotional development while respecting the diversity of families and communities.〔http://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=32009〕 ==Definition== Early intervention is a system of coordinated services that promotes the child's age-appropriate growth and development and supports families during the critical early years. In the United States, some early intervention services to eligible children and families are federally mandated through the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Other early intervention services are available through various national, regional, and state programs such as Crisis Nurseries and Healthy Start/Healthy Families America. Starting with a partnership between parents and professionals at this early stage helps the child, family and community as a whole. Early intervention services delivered within the context of the family can: * Help prevent child abuse and neglect * Mitigate the effects of abuse and neglect * Improve parenting skills * Strengthen families * Improve the child's developmental, social, and educational gains; * Reduce the future costs of special education, rehabilitation and health care needs; * Reduce feelings of isolation, stress and frustration that families may experience; * Help alleviate and reduce behaviors by using positive behavior strategies and interventions; and * Help children with disabilities grow up to become productive, independent individuals. The earlier children at high risk for abuse or neglect, of children with or at risk of disabilities receive assistance and the sooner their families receive support towards their child's development, ''the farther they will go in life.'' 〔http://www.brighttots.com/early_intervention.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「early childhood intervention」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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