Category Archives: event_types

Pedestrian Safety

pedestriansafetyevent

  • Date: Date the child and parent attended the pedestrian safety training. This defaults to today’s date so be sure to update it if you are entering an event a few days later.
  • Note: Enter specific details here.

Pedestrian Safety Training is a Head Start Requirement. When you add this event type to a child’s record, you can track the status of this requirement utilizing the Head Start Post Enrollment Deadlines or Deadline Tracking reports.

Mental Health Consultation – Staff

mental_staff

  • Date: Date of the consultation between the mental health professional and the teacher. This defaults to today’s date so be sure to update it if you are entering an event a few days later.
  • Mental Health Staff: Name of the mental health professional providing the consultation. The staff person must be entered into ChildWare  in order to appear on the drop-down list.
  • Parent/Contact: Select the name of the teacher involved in the consultation. The teacher must be entered into ChildWare  in order to appear on the drop-down list.
  • Note: Enter specific details here. This field is required for this event type.

Getting to Know You Meeting

get_know

  • Date: Date of the meeting. This defaults to today’s date so be sure to update it if you are entering an event a few days later.
  • Staff: Name of the staff person leading the Getting to Know You meeting. The staff person must be entered into ChildWare  in order to appear on the drop-down list.
  • Parent/Contact: Select the name of the parent or contact attending the Getting to Know You meeting. You can select up to two from a drop-down list. The parent or contact must be entered into ChildWare and linked to the child’s record in order to show up in the list.
  • Note: Enter specific details here. This field is required for this event type.

Mental Health Consultation – Parent

mental_parent

  • Date: Date of the consultation between the mental health professional and the child’s parent. This defaults to today’s date so be sure to update it if you are entering an event a few days later.
  • Mental Health Staff: Name of the mental health professional providing the consultation. The staff person must be entered into ChildWare  in order to appear on the drop-down list.
  • Parent/Contact: Select the name of the parent or contact involved in the consultation. The parent or contact must be entered into ChildWare and linked to the child’s record in order to show up in the list.
  • Note: Enter specific details here. This field is required for this event type.

Home Visit

home_visit

  • Date: Date of the home visit. This defaults to today’s date so be sure to update it if you are entering an event a few days later.
  • Staff: Name of the primary staff member conducting the home visit. The staff person must be entered into ChildWare  in order to appear on the drop-down list.
  • Parent/Contact: Select the name of the parent or contact present for the home visit. You may enter up to two from the drop down list. The parent or contact must be entered into ChildWare and linked to the child’s record in order to show up in the list.
  • Note: Enter specific details here. This field is required for this event type.

Parent Conference

paren_conf

  • Date: Date of the Parent Conference. This defaults to today’s date so be sure to update it if you are entering an event a few days later.
  • Staff: Name of the staff person leading the Parent Conference. The staff person must be entered into ChildWare  in order to appear on the drop-down list.
  • Parent/Contact: Select the name of the parent or contact attending the Parent Conference. You can select up to two from a drop-down list. The parent or contact must be entered into ChildWare and linked to the child’s record in order to show up in the list.
  • Note: Enter specific details here. This field is required for this event type.

Verbal Request for Release of Child

verbal

  • Date: Date the request was made. This defaults to today’s date so be sure to update it if you are entering an event a few days later.
  • Time: Time the verbal request was made.
  • Requesting Parent: Name of the parent/guardian that made the request.
  • Phone Number Parent Called From: DPW requires that you request the number from which the parent is calling to make the verbal request. You can leave this blank if the parent made the request in person instead of on the phone.
  • Individual to Whom Child Should be Released: Name of the person that the parent/guardian is authorizing to pick up the child
  • Staff Taking Call: Name of the staff person who took the verbal request. The staff person must be entered into ChildWare  in order to appear on the drop-down list.
  • Confirmation Date: Date the request was confirmed(DPW requires that all verbal requests for children to be released be confirmed with the enrolling parent)
  • Confirmation Time: Time the request was confirmed.
  • Parent Confirming: Name of the enrolling parent/guardian making the confirmation.
  • Staff Confirming: Name of the staff person confirming the request.
  • Staff Releasing Child: Name of the staff person that actually handed the child over to the authorized individual.
  • Release Date: Date the child was handed over to the authorized individual.
  • ID Checked: Confirm that the individual’s identification was checked and note the type of ID used.
  • Note: Additional details can be entered here.

Parental Involvement

parental_inv

  • Date: Date of the parent involvement event. This defaults to today’s date so be sure to update it if you are entering an event a few days later.
  • Staff: Name of the staff person present.
  • Parent/Contact: Select the name of the parent or contact that participated in the event. You can select up to two from a drop-down list. The parent or contact must be entered into ChildWare and linked to the child’s record in order to show up in the list.
  • Note: Enter specific details here. This field is required for this event type.

Early Intervention

early_int

  • Date: Date of Early Intervention visit. This defaults to today’s date so be sure to update it if you are entering an event a few days later.
  • Staff: Name of the staff person present during the visit. The staff person must be entered into ChildWare  in order to appear on the drop-down list.
  • Note: Enter specific details here. This field is required for this event type.

Referral

referral

  • Date: Date the referral was made. This defaults to today’s date so be sure to update it if you are entering an event a few days later.
  • Made by: Name of the staff person who made the referral. The staff person must be entered into ChildWare  in order to appear on the drop-down list.
  • Referral Type: Select the type of referral from the list or select Other to enter an item not on the list. Options are: General Health, Dental, Vision, Hearing, Insurance, Mental/Behavioral Health and Early Intervention.
  • Referred to: Name of the program or agency to whom the child was referred.
  • Services Received?: You can set yourself a reminder to follow up to see if services were received. This impacts Head Start reporting.
  • Note: Additional details can be entered here.