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Developmental Domains: Refers to the five domains of Child Development: Physical, the development and growth of a child's body, muscles, and senses; Social, how the child relates, plays and talks to others; Emotional, the child's awareness of self, how the child feels about him/herself, expression of feelings and how he/she helps care for him/herself; Cognitive, the way children think, reason, solve problems, and understand and use language and; Adaptive/Self-help, how children adapt to their environments. Developmental domains are interrelated; what happens in one domain influences development in the other domains.
Developmental Milestones: A set of functional skills or age-specific tasks that experts agree most children should be able to do within a certain age range. Milestones enable families and professionals to monitor a child's learning, behavior, and development and can signal with there might be a developmental delay or cause for greater concern.
Developmental Outcomes: Describes the condition of a child's developmental health and life trajectory that can be impacted by determinants such as: family income and education level, access to health and child care services, choice of neighborhood, social support networks, and genetics, among others.
Developmentally Appropriate: Practices, behaviors, activities and settings that are adapted to match the age, characteristics and developmental delays. Screening and assessment tools are typically administered by professionals in healthcare, community, or school settings with children and families and can consist of formal questionnaires or checklists that ask targeted questions about a child's development.
Drop in/Short Term Child Care: A Child Care Arrangement that families may be able to use one time or while pursuing short term activities. Drop in care arrangements are often found in places like health spas, resort hotels, or other locations where family members are typically on the premises when services are provided or are otherwise accessible.
Dual Generation Strategies: An approach to stimulating young children's healthy development that includes promoting the capabilities and resources of parents, families or caregivers. These strategies generally link the provision of services for children, such as quality child care, with services for their parents and entire families, such as employment counseling or housing assistance.
Developmental Milestones: A set of functional skills or age-specific tasks that experts agree most children should be able to do within a certain age range. Milestones enable families and professionals to monitor a child's learning, behavior, and development and can signal with there might be a developmental delay or cause for greater concern.
Developmental Outcomes: Describes the condition of a child's developmental health and life trajectory that can be impacted by determinants such as: family income and education level, access to health and child care services, choice of neighborhood, social support networks, and genetics, among others.
Developmentally Appropriate: Practices, behaviors, activities and settings that are adapted to match the age, characteristics and developmental delays. Screening and assessment tools are typically administered by professionals in healthcare, community, or school settings with children and families and can consist of formal questionnaires or checklists that ask targeted questions about a child's development.
Drop in/Short Term Child Care: A Child Care Arrangement that families may be able to use one time or while pursuing short term activities. Drop in care arrangements are often found in places like health spas, resort hotels, or other locations where family members are typically on the premises when services are provided or are otherwise accessible.
Dual Generation Strategies: An approach to stimulating young children's healthy development that includes promoting the capabilities and resources of parents, families or caregivers. These strategies generally link the provision of services for children, such as quality child care, with services for their parents and entire families, such as employment counseling or housing assistance.
